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BMW X6

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

42 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

57 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2016 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 X6 →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every BMW X6 model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Hybrid	A	0	1	—	23 mpg
2026	Hybrid	B	2	3	—	23 mpg
2025	Hybrid	C	4	1	—	24 mpg
2024	Hybrid	C	5	9	—	24 mpg
2023	Hybrid Gas	A	1	1	—	23 mpg
2022	Hybrid Gas	A	1	5	—	23 mpg
2021	Hybrid Gas	D	7	7	—	23 mpg
2020	Gas	F	11	9	—	23 mpg
2019	Gas	C	4	5	—	20 mpg
2018	Gas	C	4	4	—	21 mpg
2017	Gas	B	2	3	—	21 mpg
2016	Gas	A	1	9	—	21 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 2016

On the filed record so far, the 2016 is the cleanest X6 year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest.

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
2016	A	0.1	1
2017	B	0.2	0
2022	A	0.2	1
2023	A	0.3	0
2018	C	0.5	0
2019	C	0.6	1
2021	D	1.4	1	1 critical
2020	F	1.8	2	2 critical

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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: best combined mpg 24 → 23
2024: dropped gas; best combined mpg 23 → 24; 4 → 3 EPA configurations
2022: 5 → 4 EPA configurations
2021: added hybrid
2020: best combined mpg 20 → 23; 4 → 5 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 21 → 20
2018: 3 → 4 EPA configurations

Common questions about the BMW X6

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which BMW X6 year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2016 X6 comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 9 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What BMW X6 years should I avoid?

2020, 2021 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every X6 model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the BMW X6 have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 42 recall campaigns for the BMW X6. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.