BMW 6 Series: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

The BMW 6 Series has 3 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.

BMW 6 Series

Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
2019—DATA PENDING$4,67000
2013—DATA PENDING$5,36000
2012—DATA PENDING$5,65000

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 6 Series, through the years →

6 Series sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the 6 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.

640i Convertible640i Coupe640i Gran Coupe640i xDrive Gran Coupe640i xDrive Gran Turismo650i Convertible650i Convertible xDrive650i Coupe650i Coupe xDrive650i Gran Coupe650i xDrive Gran Coupe

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04