Owners have filed 9 complaints on the BMW M240i, covering 2017–2025. The system named most often is Exterior Lighting (3 reports). Worst years by volume: 2022, 2017, 2018; cleanest: 2025, 2018, 2017. 0 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 2.8 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on BMW M240i
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 9 M240i complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Exterior Lighting 3 Read
I have owned a 2022 BMW M240i for a few years now, and as it ages out of warranty, I have replaced both headlights a total of 4 times. I fear additional pairs will be required as unfortunately these headlights tend to crack from regular driving. I have spent a few hours on a couple different M240i user generated…
Each of the two LED taillights have failed. The right rear LED turn signal failed in the Spring of 2022 when the car had approximately 12,000 miles of use and the left rear LED turn signal failed in the Fall of 2023 when the car had approximately 15,000 miles of use
Instrument guages for speedo and tach are not back lit and are not legible under daytime dim lighting conditions. This is an unsafe condition. The numerals do not contrast with the dial and no light condition will light the dials enough to see during the day. The dials appear "blacked out"
Electrical System 2 Read
The contact owns a 2025 BMW M240i. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and unattended in an underground garage and covered for an unknown reason. Upon returning to the vehicle the following day and attempting to open the doors with the key Fob, the doors failed to open, requiring the contact's husband to…
2018 BMW M240i - no sound from radio, or any aux input. May be blown amplifier. Extremely loud crackling sound, intermitent sound
Steering 2 Read
Subject: Request for Re-Evaluation and Expansion of Recall 23V-770 – Steering Gear Failure I am submitting this letter to formally request that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) re-evaluate Recall 23V-770 concerning defective steering gear assemblies and investigate additional affected…
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally request that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigate and expand Recall 23V-770 concerning defective steering gear assemblies to include 2022 BMW G42 vehicles. I currently own a 2022 BMW G42 with approximately 20,000 miles that is experiencing the…
Air Bags 1 Read
Passenger airbag malfunction light persistent issue ## VIN passed ## bmw m240 2017 ##
Wheels 1 Read
We purchased this vehicle used in december 2020 with thirty thousand miles on it. It is in excellent condition with the original bmw rims, but we have had two rim fractures on two separate tires within the last two months. The first time it happened we had the rim refurbished. The second event which was on an entirely…
M240i years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Electrical System,structure,latches/locks/linkages | — | 1 | |
| 2022 | Exterior Lighting | — | — | |
| 2018 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 8 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.1 |
| Worst single series | 2 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 2.8 years |
A model average of 1.1 hides a worst series at 2. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the M240i?
By complaint volume, 2022, 2017, 2018 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which M240i years are the cleanest?
2025, 2018, 2017 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the BMW M240i have?
9 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2025. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.