BMW 4 Series: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The BMW 4 Series has 12 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | DATA PENDING | $3,080 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | DATA PENDING | $3,370 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | DATA PENDING | $3,510 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 90 | BUY | $3,650 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 90 | BUY | $3,890 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,030 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,170 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,310 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,450 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,590 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,830 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,970 | 0 | 0 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the 4 Series, through the years →
4 Series sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the 4 Series on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
428i Convertible428i Coupe428i Gran Coupe428i xDrive Convertible428i xDrive Coupe428i xDrive Gran Coupe430i Convertible430i Coupe430i Gran Coupe430i xDrive Convertible430i xDrive Coupe430i xDrive Gran Coupe435i Convertible435i Coupe435i Gran Coupe435i xDrive Convertible435i xDrive Coupe435i xDrive Gran Coupe440i Convertible440i Coupe440i Gran Coupe440i xDrive Convertible440i xDrive Coupe440i xDrive Gran Coupe
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04