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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

23 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

92 Complaints owner reports, all years

A^* Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2017 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 2 Series →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Active NHTSA advisory on 1 model year of the 2 Series — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every BMW 2 Series model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Hybrid Gas	A^*	0	0	—	31 mpg
2026	Gas	B	2	1	—	31 mpg
2025	Gas	A	0	5	—	30 mpg
2024	Gas	B	2	5	—	30 mpg
2023	Gas	D	4	7	—	29 mpg
2022	Gas	D	4	12	—	29 mpg	Park outside
2021	Gas	C	4	9	—	28 mpg
2020	Gas	B	3	5	—	27 mpg
2019	Gas	A	1	1	—	28 mpg
2018	Gas	B	2	7	—	28 mpg
2017	Gas	A	0	14	—	28 mpg
2016	Gas	B	1	26	—	27 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2017

On the filed record so far, the 2017 is the cleanest 2 Series year we hold, and the 2022 the one to check hardest. The 2022 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2017	A	0	2
2019	A	0.1	0
2018	B	0.2	1
2020	B	0.5	1
2021	C	0.8	2
2016	B	0.1	3	1 critical
2023	D	1.3	2	1 critical
2022	D	1	3	Advisory

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: added hybrid; 7 → 5 EPA configurations
2026: best combined mpg 30 → 31; 6 → 7 EPA configurations
2025: 7 → 6 EPA configurations
2024: best combined mpg 29 → 30
2023: 5 → 7 EPA configurations
2022: best combined mpg 28 → 29; 7 → 5 EPA configurations
2021: best combined mpg 27 → 28
2020: best combined mpg 28 → 27; 5 → 7 EPA configurations
2019: 11 → 5 EPA configurations
2017: best combined mpg 27 → 28

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Common questions about the BMW 2 Series

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which BMW 2 Series year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2017 2 Series comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 14 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What BMW 2 Series years should I avoid?

2022, 2023 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every 2 Series model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the BMW 2 Series have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 23 recall campaigns for the BMW 2 Series. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.