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BMW · Compact Hatchback

2022 BMW i4

Electric

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

Safety Signal

51 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls2 critical 8

Complaints3 crash · 1 fire · 2 injured reported 10

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

EV rangebest configuration, EPA 301 mi

Starting MSRP2 trims · manufacturer $55,400

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022

The 2022 BMW i4 is sold in the U.S. as an electric compact hatchback with 4 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels), is EPA-rated at 301 miles with 109 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for this model year, 2 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 10 complaints, most often about the electrical system. Manufacturer pricing runs from $55,400 to $65,900 across 2 trims.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	Seats	Cargo (2nd row)	Wheels
i4 eDrive40	Electric	RWD	$55,400	335 hp	317 lb-ft	5	10 cu-ft	18 in
i4 M50	Electric	AWD	$65,900	536 hp	586 lb-ft	5	10 cu-ft	19 in

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	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels)	Electric	RWD	250 kW EESM	109	108	109 MPGe	301 mi	30.9	10 h	$700
i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch wheels)	Electric	RWD	250 kW EESM	100	98	99 MPGe	282 mi	34.0	10 h	$750
i4 M50 Gran Coupe (19 inch wheels)	Electric	AWD	190 and 230 kW EESM	94	98	96 MPGe	270 mi	35.2	10 h	$800
i4 M50 Gran Coupe (20 inch wheels)	Electric	AWD	190 and 230 kW EESM	79	80	80 MPGe	227 mi	42.3	10 h	$950

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 45133, 45134, 45131, 45132.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
i4 M50 Gran Coupe (19 inch wheels), i4 M50 Gran Coupe (20 inch wheels), i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels), i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch wheels)	10 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 / California ZEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay Elite

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 (8)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Electrical System

71,286 vehicles 95% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 i4, 2022-2024 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2024 I5 vehicles. The electric drive motor software may shut down the high-voltage system, causing a loss of drive power. Risk A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. Fix The electric drive motor software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V395000 reported Jul 23, 2025 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

!critical

Electrical System

136 vehicles 86% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2022-2023 i4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery cell modules may not have been assembled properly, resulting in stress on the module frame and possible module failure. Risk Battery module failure may lead to a shutdown of the high-voltage system which can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, module failure increases the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will replace specific high-voltage battery cell modules, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed September 11, 2025. Another notice will be sent once the remedy becomes available, anticipated December 31, 2025Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V470000 reported Jul 16, 2025 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

▲high

Electrical System

69 vehicles 99% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive40, i4 M50, and 2023 i760 xDrive hybrid electric vehicles. The high voltage battery combined charging unit (CCU) may not have been manufactured correctly, resulting in improperly connected and/or assembled components inside the CCU. Risk An improperly connected or assembled CCU can interrupt electrical power while driving and result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the high voltage battery combined charging unit (CCU), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 23, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V449000 reported Jun 28, 2023 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

▲high

Electrical System

120 vehicles 98% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, 330e, 330e xDrive, 430i Convertible, 430i xDrive, M440i, 2022-2023 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive, i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit (ECU) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the automatic door locking (ADL) function to not lock the doors as intended. Risk Doors that do not lock as intended while the vehicle is in motion may open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Fix Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V118000 reported Feb 23, 2023 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

●moderate

Back Over Prevention

3,431 vehicles 100% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 i4 eDrive40 and iX xDrive50 electric vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles." Risk Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. Fix Dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V026000 reported Jan 25, 2023 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

▲high

Electrical System

14,086 vehicles 100% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive35, i4 eDrive40, i4 M50, and 2023 i7 xDrive60 vehicles. The high voltage battery electronic control unit (ECU) software may cause an interruption of electrical power. Risk An interruption of electrical power may result in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the high voltage battery ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 10, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 22V944000 reported Dec 20, 2022 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

!critical

Electrical System

Park outside Do not drive 367 vehicles 100% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage, resulting in an electrical short-circuit. Risk A short-circuit in a high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire. Fix Owners are advised not to drive or charge their vehicles, and to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 23, 2022. A second letter will be mailed when remedy parts become available. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Owners

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 22V541000 reported Jul 27, 2022 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Electrical System

6,930 vehicles 99% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles equipped with hybrid electric powertrains. While in Valet Parking Mode, the Central Information Display (CID) may not display critical safety information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays." Risk A display that does not show critical information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the display's head unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 22V483000 reported Jul 7, 2022 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.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021. On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific i4

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2022 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 2022 BMW i4, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

10complaints filed

3 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 2 injuries · 0 deaths reported

27 per 10,000 built · BMW reported 3,766 i4 built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2022: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

Electrical System 4

Tires 2

Forward Collision Avoidance 2

Back Over Prevention 2

Unspecified 2

Lane Departure 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.

Vehicle was charging at home and spontaneously began smoking. Fire department called and determined it was the battery, began over heating and caught fire. Could have potentially exploded if they didn’t get their as soon as they did

Electrical System Sep 28, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11767438

I recently had an accident with the car. I was driving in a gated subdivision under very low speed, when I put the shifter in reverse in order to back up the car, the car failed to go into reverse and gave no warning, I assumed that the car was in reserve mode and tried to accelerate , the car lurched forward instead, hit some rocks and…

Steering Nov 29, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11557412

The contact owns a 2022 BMW i4. The contact stated that while pulling into her apartment's parking garage, the vehicle surged forward as the steering wheel independently maneuvered to the left without warning. The vehicle initially hit the rear bumper of her passenger's vehicle and then a concrete planter.

Air Bags at 5,800 miles Mar 15, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11511945

The contact owns a 2022 BMW I4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V026000 (Back Over Prevention, Forward Collision Avoidance) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

Back Over Prevention Mar 15, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11512064

Sept 2, 2022: I was driving my BMW i4 eDrive40 2022 model going to work when suddenly I heard the rear tire blown off and the Notification on my screen indicating tire pressure on my Rear Right Tire is going down fast. I was able to pull over safely to the curbside and called for roadside assistance .

Tires Nov 4, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11492213

Oct 19, 2022, I was driving my 2022 BMW i4 eDrive40 when it flashed notification that Driver Assistance permanently Restricted and it affected the Adaptive Cruise Control and the Lane Departure warning. There were a total of 3 occurrence that these Notifications were flashed on the cars Touch screen.

Forward Collision Avoidance Nov 4, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11492214

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.

Reported by BMW itself: 4 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 7 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 106 per 100,000 built. Every i4 model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

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 94

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-04-23

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 90 service bulletins, 4 service campaigns

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Exterior Lighting, Structure, Visibility/Wiper.

B510626 Service bulletin
2026-04-23 · Structure — Body
While driving on rough surfaces, a “tapping” noise can be heard from the tailgate area
B120523 Service bulletin
2026-03-06 · Power Train
The customer states there is a Drivetrain Malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster. In addition, the following fault memory entries are saved in the CCU (Combined Charging Unit) 0317F2 - High-voltage system, insulation fault detected: when switch contactors are closed. 0317F1 - High-voltage system, insulation resistance below warning threshold: when switch contactors are closed. The
B170124 Service bulletin
2026-02-25 · Engine
There is coolant leaking from under the car Low heater output Possible Check Control message “Drive, you can continue driving” (ID49) Possible fault codes stored in these BEV vehicles: 224163 – Electric auxiliary heater for the high-voltage battery unit: Undervoltage or internal communication fault 8049AA - Coolant level sensor, expansion tank: Coolant level low or short circuit to ground or line
B640925 Service campaign
2025-12-22 · Electrical System
A faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. This could result in thefailure of the electric auxiliary heater, utilized for the vehicle interior.
B641125 Service bulletin
2025-12-16 · Unknown Or Other
Insufficient cooling power in the passenger area. The following faults may be stored: 0380CA - Malfunction or electrical fault of the heat pump circuit expansion valve detected E70C51 - Heat pump circuit changeover valve is not responding E70C44 - Heat pump circuit expansion valve is not responding
B121425 Service campaign
2025-12-01 · Steering
In certain driving situations there can be a loss of traction or wheel slip followed by a throttle or torque requirement that can potentially damage the axle shafts. Damage of the drive shaft can cause it to break.
B641125 Service bulletin
2025-11-11 · Unknown Or Other
Insufficient cooling power in the passenger area. The following faults may be stored: 0380CA - Malfunction or electrical fault of the heat pump circuit expansion valve detected E70C51 - Heat pump circuit changeover valve is not responding E70C44 - Heat pump circuit expansion valve is not responding
B170124 Service bulletin
2025-03-31 · Engine
There is coolant leaking from under the car Low heater output Possible Check Control message “Drive, you can continue driving” (ID49) Possible fault codes stored in these BEV vehicles: 224163 – Electric auxiliary heater for the high-voltage battery unit: Undervoltage or internal communication fault 8049AA - Coolant level sensor, expansion tank: Coolant level low or short circuit to ground or line

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.

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i4 by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 A 0 1 333 mi 2025 B 2 12 318 mi 2024 C 3 26 307 mi 2023 F 7 46 301 mi 2022 this page F 8 10 Do not drive

Common questions about the 2022 i4

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2022 BMW i4 cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $55,400 for the i4 eDrive40 RWD to $65,900 for the i4 M50 AWD, across 2 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 2022 BMW i4 have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 8 recall campaigns for the 2022 BMW i4, 2 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 25V470000, covering Electrical System. 2 of them were 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. The manufacturer's own estimate for when a fix would be ready: December 31, 2025. There is an active do not drive advisory — act on it before driving. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2022 BMW i4?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2022 BMW i4 yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it F (51/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 BMW i4?

Across the 4 EPA-rated configurations of the 2022 BMW i4, the longest EPA range is 301 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2022 BMW i4?

Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 BMW i4, most often about electrical system, tires, forward collision avoidance. Of those, 3 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 2 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 2022 BMW i4?

The EPA smog rating for the 2022 BMW i4 is 10 out of 10. 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 ZEV, Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 BMW i4?

The manufacturer has filed 94 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2022 BMW i4, most often covering electrical system, equipment, exterior lighting. The most recent is dated 2026-04-23. 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.

Which 2022 BMW i4 trim is the best value?

$10,500 separates the cheapest of the 2 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.

Is the 2022 BMW i4 better than the 2022 Nissan Rogue Sport?

Too close to call: BMW i4 72.6 vs Nissan Rogue Sport 71.5 with these weights. The Nissan Rogue Sport is ahead on safety. Raise the safety weight from 4 to 4.2 and it flips. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2022 BMW i4 against the 2022 Nissan Rogue Sport — 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	4 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	4 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	8	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	10	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	94	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	1	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
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	2 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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2022 BMW i4

Trims & pricing

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (8)

Electrical System

Electrical System

Electrical System

Electrical System

Back Over Prevention

Electrical System

Electrical System

Electrical System

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific i4

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2022 BMW i4

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

Compare the 2022 i4 with

i4 by model year

Common questions about the 2022 i4

How much does the 2022 BMW i4 cost?

Does the 2022 BMW i4 have any recalls?

How safe is the 2022 BMW i4?

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 BMW i4?

What do owners complain about on the 2022 BMW i4?

How clean is the 2022 BMW i4?

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 BMW i4?

Which 2022 BMW i4 trim is the best value?

Is the 2022 BMW i4 better than the 2022 Nissan Rogue Sport?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method