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2025 BMW 4 Series

Hybrid

Subcompact Cars
12 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls1 critical 1

Complaints2 crash reported 8

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 31 mpg

Starting MSRP14 trims · manufacturer $50,700

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2025 BMW 4 Series is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid compact sedan with 12 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 430i Coupe, is EPA-rated at 31 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 8 complaints, most often about the electrical system. Manufacturer pricing runs from $50,700 to $74,250 across 14 trims.

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Trims & pricing

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Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	Wheels
430i Coupe	Gas	RWD	$50,700	255 hp	295 lb-ft	19 in
430i xDrive Coupe	Gas	AWD	$52,700	255 hp	295 lb-ft	19 in
430i Convertible	Gas	RWD	$58,700	255 hp	295 lb-ft	19 in
430i xDrive Convertible	Gas	AWD	$60,700	255 hp	295 lb-ft	19 in
M440i Coupe	Gas	RWD	$64,250	386 hp	398 lb-ft	19 in
M440i xDrive Coupe	Gas	AWD	$66,250	386 hp	398 lb-ft	19 in
M440i Convertible	Gas	RWD	$72,250	386 hp	398 lb-ft	19 in
M440i xDrive Convertible	Gas	AWD	$74,250	386 hp	398 lb-ft	19 in
430i Gran Coupe	Gas	RWD	—	255 hp	295 lb-ft	—
430i xDrive Gran Coupe	Gas	AWD	—	255 hp	295 lb-ft	—
M440i Gran Coupe	Gas	RWD	—	386 hp	398 lb-ft	—
M440i xDrive Gran Coupe	Gas	AWD	—	386 hp	398 lb-ft	—
i4 eDrive40	Electric	RWD	—	—	—	—
i4 M50 xDrive	Electric	AWD	—	—	—	—

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*
430i Coupe	Hybrid	RWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	28	36	31	$2,650
430i Convertible	Hybrid	RWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	27	35	30	$2,750
430i Gran Coupe	Hybrid	RWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	27	35	30	$2,750
430i xDrive Coupe	Hybrid	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	27	34	30	$2,750
M440i Coupe	Hybrid	RWD	3.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	27	34	30	$2,750
430i xDrive Gran Coupe	Hybrid	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	25	34	29	$2,850
M440i Convertible	Hybrid	RWD	3.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	27	33	29	$2,850
M440i xDrive Coupe	Hybrid	AWD	3.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	26	33	29	$2,850
430i xDrive Convertible	Hybrid	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	24	33	28	$2,950
M440i Gran Coupe	Hybrid	RWD	3.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	26	32	28	$2,950
M440i xDrive Convertible	Hybrid	AWD	3.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	25	32	28	$2,950
M440i xDrive Gran Coupe	Hybrid	AWD	3.0L 4-cyl turbo + 44V Li-Ion	25	31	27	$3,050

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 47765, 47767, 48167, 47766, 47769, 48168, 47771, 47770, 47768, 48169.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
430i Convertible, 430i Coupe, 430i Gran Coupe, 430i xDrive Convertible, 430i xDrive Coupe	7 / 10	Other / Federal Tier 3 Bin 20	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
M440i Convertible, M440i Coupe, M440i Gran Coupe, M440i xDrive Convertible	6 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / Other	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
430i xDrive Gran Coupe	7 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 20 / Other	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
M440i xDrive Coupe, M440i xDrive Gran Coupe	6 / 10	Other / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30	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.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

!critical

Electrical System

4,557 vehicles 97% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 330i, 330i xDrive, 530i, 530i xDrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive), 4 Series Convertible (430i, 430i xDrive), 4 Series Gran Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive) and X3 30 xDrive vehicles. The electrical connection between the starter-generator and battery may come loose. Risk A loose starter-generator connection can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, the wiring may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will inspect and replace the starter-generator and positive battery cable as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed May 28, 2025. Second letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V202000 reported Apr 1, 2025 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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.

Whether any of this applies to one specific 4 Series

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2025 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. BMW publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →BMW’s own VIN lookup →

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 4 Series, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

8complaints filed

2 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

5.2 per 10,000 built · BMW reported 15,337 4 Series built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2024: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 4

Most-cited components

Electrical System 3

Power Train 3

Service Brakes 2

Unspecified 2

Engine 2

Back Over Prevention 1

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.

We were driving on a local road and saw the car ahead parked at the traffic light. We began to brake from a safe distance. The car began slowing but instead of coming to a full stop, the brake resisted, the car made an odd sound, and instead the car accelerated into the car in front of us.

Service Brakes Sep 29, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11690335

While driving at highway speed on I went to put my windows up. Without touching anything else my seat moved backward and I was unable to reach either pedal. Fortunately I was able to maneuver to a point where I was able to regain vehicle control. Obviously this was a life threatening situation which could have been disastrous.

Seats Jun 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11742172

This is the third Check Engine, Drive train malfunction, Power Supply error messages popped up. Dealership replaced the battery at the first visit, replaced the starter at the second visit. Error messages appeared one week after the second visit to the dealership

Electrical System May 20, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11739171

1 week after the BMW dealer replaced the battery under the warranty (after the car was towed due to the power loss from drive train malfunction) Engine Check, Drive train malfunction, and Oil level measurement inactive signals popped up again

Engine May 7, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11736382

After the Engine Check and Drivetrain Malfunction signs pop up, and then the vehicle stopped all of sudden on the highway

Power Train Apr 24, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11733710

The contact owns a 2025 BMW M440I. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at speeds under 20 MPH, there was an abnormal clunking sound coming from the steering column. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the tie rod assemblies needed to be replaced.

Steering at 3,500 miles Jul 25, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11676265

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 NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 45

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-08-22

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 27 service bulletins, 10 others, 4 service campaigns

Most often about: Electrical System, Structure, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System, Unknown Or Other.

B064326 Other
2026-08-22 · Unknown Or Other
Fastening Elements Return
B063926 Other
2026-07-13 · Engine
Starter Generator Return
B651426 Service bulletin
2026-06-04 · Electrical System
The vehicle may experience various operational issues with Apple CarPlay Projected Modes such as: Dropped connections No automatic reconnection Display errors
B652025 Service bulletin
2026-05-05 · Electrical System
After replacing the Multifunctional Display (MFD), the Central Information Display (CID) is black. The backlight of the CID is illuminated, and touch function does register an audible sound.
B062826 Other
2026-04-24 · Service Brakes
Brake Hose Return
B510626 Service bulletin
2026-04-23 · Structure — Body
While driving on rough surfaces, a “tapping” noise can be heard from the tailgate area
11030321 Over-the-air update
2026-03-25 · Structure — Body
There are body openings on the vehicle underbody, which are closed with paint plugs or adhesive pads. Your vehicle might not have been fitted with a paint plug on the vehicle underbody. Your vehicle will be checked for paint plugs on the underbody, and any missing paint plugs will be installed.
11030315 Over-the-air update
2026-03-25 · Electrical System
It has been determined that the Telematics Control Unit for the vehicle’s backup antenna may not have been programmed correctly. If the main antenna is damaged, the backup antenna may not be available due to the faulty programming. To correct this issue, the vehicle will need to be reprogrammed.

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 DMV

New York inspections 0.56%

failed the safety inspection

900 initial inspections of 872 vehicles.

Measure	The 2025 4 Series	Every 2025 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	0.56%	0.36%	900
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.11%	0.16%	900
Miles driven a year	7,886	8,354	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	11,054	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 4 Series with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2025 Ford Mustang · Coupe · grade D	Mustang +8.5

4 Series by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2027 A 0 0 31 mpg 2026 B 1 2 31 mpg 2025 this page B 1 8 31 mpg 2024 C 2 3 28 mpg 2023 C 3 6 28 mpg 2022 D 5 8 Park outside 2021 F 6 15 Park outside 2020 A 1 5 27 mpg 2019 C 3 27 27 mpg 2018 A 1 43 27 mpg 2017 B 2 30 27 mpg 2016 B 1 56 27 mpg

Common questions about the 2025 4 Series

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2025 BMW 4 Series cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $50,700 for the 430i Coupe RWD to $74,250 for the M440i xDrive Convertible AWD, across 8 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 4 Series have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2025 BMW 4 Series, 1 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 25V202000, covering Electrical System. 1 of them was filed with no repair available at the time — NHTSA's file records what the manufacturer had in hand on the filing date, not what exists today. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 BMW 4 Series?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2025 BMW 4 Series yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it B (85/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 BMW 4 Series?

Across the 12 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 BMW 4 Series, the best EPA combined figure is 31 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2025 BMW 4 Series?

Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 BMW 4 Series, most often about electrical system, power train, service brakes. Of those, 2 involved a crash. 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 4 Series?

The EPA smog rating for the 2025 BMW 4 Series runs 6 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 — Federal Tier 3 Bin 20, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30, Other — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 BMW 4 Series?

The manufacturer has filed 45 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 BMW 4 Series, most often covering electrical system, structure, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-08-22. 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 4 Series do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 BMW 4 Series failed the safety inspection on 0.56% of first inspections — higher than 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 4 Series trim is the best value?

$23,550 separates the cheapest of the 8 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 4 Series better than the 2025 Ford Mustang?

The Ford Mustang wins clearly, 87.4 to 78.9, on tech & comfort, performance. The BMW 4 Series is ahead on safety and fuel & range. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 BMW 4 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	12 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	12 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	1	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	8	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	45	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	14 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.

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