2025 BMW 2 Series
The 2025 BMW 2 Series is sold in the U.S. as a gas coupe with 6 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 228 xDrive Gran Coupe, is EPA-rated at 30 mpg combined. NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). Owners have filed 5 complaints, most often about the electrical system. Manufacturer pricing runs from $39,200 to $52,100 across 7 trims.
| Trim | Powertrain | Drive | MSRP | HP | Torque | Seats | Cargo (2nd row) | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230i | Gas | RWD | $39,200 | 255 hp | 295 lb-ft | 4 | 13.8 cu-ft | 18 in |
| 230i xDrive | Gas | AWD | $41,200 | 255 hp | 295 lb-ft | 4 | 13.8 cu-ft | 18 in |
| M240i | Gas | RWD | $50,100 | 382 hp | 369 lb-ft | 4 | 13.8 cu-ft | 19 in |
| M240i xDrive | Gas | AWD | $52,100 | 382 hp | 369 lb-ft | 4 | 13.8 cu-ft | 19 in |
| 228 xDrive Gran Coupe | Gas | AWD | $41,600 | 241 hp | 295 lb-ft | 5 | 12 cu-ft | 18 in |
| M235 xDrive Gran Coupe | Gas | AWD | $49,500 | 312 hp | 295 lb-ft | 5 | 12 cu-ft | 18 in |
| 228 sDrive Gran Coupe | Gas | FWD | $39,600 | 241 hp | 295 lb-ft | 5 | 12 cu-ft | — |
MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.
Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 xDrive Gran Coupe | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | 26 | 38 | 30 | $2,750 |
| 230i Coupe | Gas | RWD | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | 26 | 35 | 30 | $2,750 |
| 230i xDrive Coupe | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | 25 | 33 | 28 | $2,950 |
| M235 xDrive Gran Coupe | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | 24 | 33 | 27 | $3,050 |
| M240i Coupe | Gas | RWD | 3.0L 6-cyl turbo | 23 | 32 | 26 | $3,150 |
| M240i xDrive Coupe | Gas | AWD | 3.0L 6-cyl turbo | 23 | 32 | 26 | $3,150 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48841, 48151, 48152, 48842, 48153, 48154.
Emissions & certification
Source: EPA emission certificates| Configuration | Smog rating | Emission standard | Where it can be sold new | SmartWay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 xDrive Gran Coupe | 7 / 10 | Federal Tier 3 Bin 20 / California LEV-IV SULEV20 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
| 230i Coupe | 2 / 10 | California LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
| 230i xDrive Coupe | 2 / 10 | Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 / California LEV-III ULEV125 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
| M235 xDrive Gran Coupe | 5 / 10 | California LEV-IV ULEV50 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 50 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
| M240i Coupe, M240i xDrive Coupe | 4 / 10 | Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 / California LEV-III ULEV70 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.
The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.
The cheapest ownership win
Insurers price the 2025 2 Series very differently, and the gap between the best and worst quote on the same car and driver is usually larger than any option you are weighing on this page.
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Recalls (0)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseNo NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2025 BMW 2 Series. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.
These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.
Hear about a recall before the letter does
The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2025 BMW 2 Series, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.
Parts & accessories for the 2025 BMW 2 Series
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Find parts for this 2 Series →Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported
4.0 per 10,000 built · BMW reported 12,651 2 Series built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)
Filed per year: 2026: 5
Most-cited components
In owners' own words
Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.
Steering at low speeds went out ,lights came on and a whine started in steering. BMW Holman in Nj says its fine that its making noises and whines. The headlight is filling with water and BMW says its normal to have water in your HID headlights.
The tires which are 245/40/19 on a 2025 BMW 230I are wearing so bad. They are chopped on the front very bad and the ends on the right side of vehicle which does have suspension issues but the tires are horrible
My 2025 Bmw 230i xdrixe has multiple infotainment issues from rear view camera,voice commands not working screen will go blank. Iil measurement will stop. working. Rear suspension is very bouncy and creeks like crazy Bmw has Tsb about this but Holman bmw will not repair it
The contact owns a 2025 BMW M240i. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and unattended in an underground garage and covered for an unknown reason. Upon returning to the vehicle the following day and attempting to open the doors with the key Fob, the doors failed to open, requiring the contact's husband to use the BMW mobile app…
Just over a year of ownership and the headlights are fogging over with condensation on the inside of the headlight housing. Googling this problem produces hundreds of thousands of results, including forum posts and facebook/instagram reels showcasing this issue across the BMW G42 platform.
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAPNHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.
Service bulletins & campaigns
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications- 15 years or 150,000 miles · BMW warranty extension 1390900300For this vehicle, the EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles, from the original 10 years/120,000 miles…
The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every BMW warranty extension (46) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →
Most often about: Electrical System, Structure, Engine, Exterior Lighting, Suspension.
- B640826 Service bulletin2026-08-28 · Structure — Body
- Customers may hear a noise from underneath the vehicle, or feel something rubbing being transmitted intothe body of the vehicle while driving. Customers may find water inside the vehicle on the front carpet.
- B064326 Other2026-08-22 · Unknown Or Other
- Fastening Elements Return
- B120326 Emissions2026-07-10 · Engine
- Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault memory codes (DTCs) and the MIL (warning light) are not automaticallydeleted even though the underlying malfunction has already been rectified. This does not comply with the statutory OBD specifications.
- B651826 Service bulletin2026-06-23 · Electrical System
- If BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is active in the vehicle, once the customer exits the vehicle and a newkey cycle starts, the Intelligent Personal Assistant is deactivated and no longer available.
- B651726 Service bulletin2026-06-17 · Electrical System
- After a factory reset of the head unit, the navigation voice input cannot be activated or deactivated.
- B651226 Service bulletin2026-06-13 · Electrical System
- The voice command to deactivate Automatic Engine Start/Stop function can also trigger the activation ofIconic Sounds.
- B610126 Service bulletin2026-06-11 · Electrical System
- During vehicle start-up the Secure Element (SE) of the BCP may fail causing communication errors. TheCheck Control message “Drive carefully. Driving stabilisation.” will appear. In addition, the fault memoryentries below will be stored within 40 seconds of each other. ACSM: 02010A - Coding: Coding data not qualified VIP: 02390A - VIP control unit: Coding data not released, signature IB: 02290A - D
- B651426 Service bulletin2026-06-04 · Electrical System
- The vehicle may experience various operational issues with Apple CarPlay Projected Modes such as: Dropped connections No automatic reconnection Display errors
A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.
At the New York inspection station
Source: New York State DMVIn New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 BMW 2 Series failed the safety inspection on 0.43% of first inspections — close to the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected.
failed the safety inspection
466 initial inspections of 464 vehicles.
| Measure | The 2025 2 Series | Every 2025 vehicle | Behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failed the safety inspection | 0.43% | 0.36% | 466 |
| Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit | 0% | 0.16% | 466 |
| Miles driven a year | 6,277 | 8,354 | odometer at inspection |
| Average odometer | 9,241 | 12,194 | odometer at inspection |
New York does not emissions-test model years this new, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).
Compare the 2025 2 Series with
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all years, side by side →Common questions about the 2025 2 Series
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsHow much does the 2025 BMW 2 Series cost?
Manufacturer pricing runs from $39,200 for the 230i RWD to $52,100 for the M240i xDrive AWD, across 7 trims. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.
Does the 2025 BMW 2 Series have any recalls?
No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2025 BMW 2 Series. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them, and a clean sheet on a recent model year often just means the vehicle is new.
How safe is the 2025 BMW 2 Series?
NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2025 BMW 2 Series yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (100/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.
What is the fuel economy of the 2025 BMW 2 Series?
Across the 6 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 BMW 2 Series, the best EPA combined figure is 30 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.
What do owners complain about on the 2025 BMW 2 Series?
Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 BMW 2 Series, most often about electrical system, exterior lighting, latches/locks/linkages. Of those, 1 a fire, 1 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.
How clean is the 2025 BMW 2 Series?
The EPA smog rating for the 2025 BMW 2 Series runs 2 to 7 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV125, California LEV-III ULEV70, California LEV-IV SULEV20, California LEV-IV ULEV50, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 20, Federal Tier 3 Bin 50, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 — which the table above lists per configuration.
Are there service bulletins for the 2025 BMW 2 Series?
The manufacturer has filed 54 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 BMW 2 Series, most often covering electrical system, structure, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-08-28. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.
How does the 2025 BMW 2 Series do at state inspection?
In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 BMW 2 Series failed the safety inspection on 0.43% of first inspections — close to the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.
Which 2025 BMW 2 Series trim is the best value?
$12,900 separates the cheapest of the 7 trims from the most expensive, so the answer depends on which of the differences you would actually use. Every trim has its own page here with the manufacturer's full specification and equipment list, plus a short summary of exactly what it adds over the base trim — worth reading before a dealer frames the walk-up for you. The trim-by-trim ladder shows what every step up costs and what it makes standard.
Is the 2025 BMW 2 Series better than the 2025 Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang wins clearly, 88.2 to 81.5, on tech & comfort, performance. The BMW 2 Series is ahead on safety and space & cargo. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 BMW 2 Series against the 2025 Ford Mustang — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.
What we hold, and what an empty row means
Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.
| Data | Held | Source | What it covers — or what empty means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel economy & configurations | 6 configurations | EPA certification records | Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures. |
| Emission certificates | 6 configurations | EPA emission certificates | Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new. |
| Recalls | none | NHTSA recall campaigns | No campaign has been filed. Because the register is complete, an empty row here means there is nothing to find — not that we are missing it. |
| Owner complaints | 5 | NHTSA complaint database | Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold. |
| Crash ratings | none | NHTSA NCAP | NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe. |
| Service bulletins | 54 | NHTSA manufacturer communications | Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall. |
| Investigations | none | NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation | No defect investigation has been opened. |
| Driver-assist crash reports | none | NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 | No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like. |
| Specifications filed with NHTSA | none | NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns | We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable. |
| Trims, pricing & equipment | 7 trims | Manufacturer press kit | Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from. |
Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.