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2025 BMW M

Plug-in hybrid Gas

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

Safety Signal

78 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls1 critical 2

Complaintsnone reporting a crash, fire or injury 3

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 19 mpg

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

The 2025 BMW M is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid and gas compact sedan with 15 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the M2 Coupe, is EPA-rated at 19 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 3 complaints, most often about the lane departure.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
M5 Sedan	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo + 145 kW PMSM	12	17	14 (23 MPGe blended)	27 mi electric	59	4 h	$5,850
M5 Touring	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo + 145 kW PMSM	11	17	13 (22 MPGe blended)	25 mi electric	62	4 h	$6,300
M2 Coupe	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M2 Coupe	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M3 Competition Sedan	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M3 Sedan	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M4 Competition Coupe	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M4 Coupe	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M3 Competition M xDrive Sedan	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	18	—	—	—	$4,550
M4 CS Coupe	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	18	—	—	—	$4,550
M4 Competition M xDrive Convertible	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	22	18	—	—	—	$4,550
M4 Competition M xDrive Coupe	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	16	23	18	—	—	—	$4,550
M8 Competition Convertible	Gas	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo	15	22	17	—	—	—	$4,850
M8 Competition Coupe	Gas	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo	15	22	17	—	—	—	$4,850
M8 Competition Gran Coupe	Gas	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo	15	22	17	—	—	—	$4,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 49006, 49007, 47970, 48155, 47977, 47976, 47774, 47773, 47978, 47971.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
M3 Competition M xDrive Sedan, M3 Competition Sedan, M4 Coupe, M5 Sedan	4 / 10	California LEV-III ULEV70 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 70	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
M2 Coupe, M3 Sedan, M4 CS Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, M4 Competition M xDrive Convertible, M4 Competition M xDrive Coupe, M5 Touring	4 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 / California LEV-III ULEV70	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
M8 Competition Convertible, M8 Competition Gran Coupe	2 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 / California LEV-III ULEV125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
M8 Competition Coupe	2 / 10	California LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125	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. Gas-guzzler tax applies to M5 Sedan, M5 Touring, M8 Competition Convertible, M8 Competition Coupe, M8 Competition Gran Coupe — a federal excise the manufacturer pays and prices in.

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.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sedan/Saloon
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	6
Displacement	3 L

Engine Output

Horsepower

523 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Transmission

Drivetrain

AWD/All-Wheel Drive

Driver assistance

Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Automatic emergency braking, Backup camera, Blind-spot monitoring, Electronic stability control, Forward collision warning, Lane departure warning, Lane keeping assist, Parking assist, Pedestrian automatic emergency braking, Rear cross-traffic alert

Optional: Adaptive cruise control

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: 5-Series, M3 xDrive Competition). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Electrical System

58,713 vehicles 71% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 M5 Sportswagon, 2025-2026 M5, 2024-2025 750e xDrive, 2025-2026 550e xDrive, 2023-2025 I7, 2023-2025 7 Series, 2024-2026 i5, and 5 Series vehicles. The electrical wiring harness for the air conditioning system may become damaged during replacement of the cabin air filter. Risk A damaged wiring harness can short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will inspect and replace the air conditioning system’s electrical wiring harness and add a retaining strap/bracket to the harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 13, 2026.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V096000 reported Feb 19, 2026 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

266,716 vehicles 92% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2025 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly. Risk A loss of power brake assist can extend the distance required to stop the vehicle. Additionally, malfunctioning ABS and/or DSC systems can cause a loss of vehicle control. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the integrated brake system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed between June and December 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 24V104000 reported Feb 12, 2024 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 M

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

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

3complaints filed

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

2.2 per 10,000 built · BMW reported 13,922 M built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2025: 2 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

Unspecified 2

Lane Departure 1

Forward Collision Avoidance 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.

The lane departure warning in my 2025 BMW M3 is in the form of a vibration alert in the steering wheel. However, even when the vibration alert level is set to the highest, most intense level, it is barely noticeable, and is virtually indistinguishable from ordinary road vibration felt in the steering wheel.

Lane Departure Jan 15, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11636084

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: 3 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 3 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 22 per 100,000 built. Every M 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 63

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-21

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 41 service bulletins, 11 service campaigns, 5 emissionss

Most often about: Electrical System, Structure, Engine, Steering, Service Brakes.

B511125 Service bulletin
2026-09-21 · Structure — Body
When pulling on the hood (highlighted inorange in the top photo) release lever (highlighted in orange in the bottomphoto; driver’s footwell shown ) , there is anoticeable lack of cable tension; and the hoodwill not unlock.
B611826 Service bulletin
2026-09-17 · Electrical System
Due to unfavorable software, the Storage Management Electronics (SME) will not show fault codes that trigger the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) when performing ISTA Service Function "Display Permanent SAE Fault Codes." As a result, workshops will have to identify SME-specific permanent SAE (emission related) Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) stored in the vehicle during diagnosis or when preparing
B630526 Service bulletin
2026-08-20 · Electrical System
After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto I-level …26-03-5xx, some of the interiorambient lighting strips (arrows) may begin tofail sporadically after a deep sleep cycle.
B110326 Service bulletin
2026-08-12 · Engine
This Service Bulletin provides instructions to clean the intake valves using the BMW Carbon Blaster Tool P/N 81 29 2 208 034 and the S68T / XB1T Kit P/N 83 30 5 BAD 3D5. Refer to SI B04 12 11 for existing documentation about the carbon blaster tool and SI B04 02 26 for the S68T /XB1T tool kit.
B110326 Service bulletin
2026-07-16 · Engine
This Service Bulletin provides instructions to clean the intake valves using the BMW Carbon Blaster Tool
B120326 Emissions
2026-07-10 · 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.
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
B520725 Service bulletin
2026-06-04 · Seats
The decorative trims on the head restraints ofthe driver’s seat and front passenger seatcause groaning noises on any route, at anytemperature, even in a slightly reclinedposition.

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 0.69%

failed the safety inspection

726 initial inspections of 711 vehicles.

Measure	The 2025 M	Every 2025 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	0.69%	0.36%	726
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.41%	0.16%	726
Miles driven a year	5,897	8,354	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	8,783	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).

M by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2027 A^* 0 0 19 mpg 2026 C 2 0 19 mpg 2025 this page C 2 3 19 mpg 2024 A 0 2 19 mpg 2023 B 2 2 19 mpg 2022 A 0 4 19 mpg 2021 F 14 26 26 mpg 2020 F 16 67 25 mpg 2019 D 6 8 24 mpg 2018 C 6 48 22 mpg 2017 D 6 23 22 mpg 2016 D 7 37 22 mpg

Common questions about the 2025 M

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2025 BMW M have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2025 BMW M, 1 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 26V096000, covering Electrical System. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 BMW M?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2025 BMW M yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it C (78/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 BMW M?

Across the 15 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 BMW M, the best EPA combined figure is 19 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions). Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2025 BMW M?

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 BMW M, most often about unspecified, lane departure, forward collision avoidance. 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 M?

The EPA smog rating for the 2025 BMW M runs 2 to 4 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, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 BMW M?

The manufacturer has filed 63 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 BMW M, most often covering electrical system, structure, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-09-21. 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 M do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 BMW M failed the safety inspection on 0.69% 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.

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	15 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	15 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	2	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	3	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	63	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	8 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

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.

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