What breaks most · 2022 to 2025 model years
BMW iX problems by year
Owners have filed 111 safety complaints with NHTSA about the BMW iX across model years 2022 to 2025. Three years stand out: 2023 for air bags complaints, 2024 for electrical system complaints and 2022 for electrical system complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2023, 2024, 2022
- Complaints on file
- 1112022 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 202338 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 332 fires · 19 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 6kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 28Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 3 | 11 | Electrical system (10) | |
| 38 | 12 | 12 | Air bags (12) | |
| 32 | 13 | 4 | Electrical system (13) | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Forward collision system (4) |
What fails on the 2023 BMW iX
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 32% |
12 | 2 | Check recalls for air bags on NHTSA.gov |
| Unknown or other | 26% |
10 | 5 | — |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 21% |
8 | 5 | Shop all forward collision system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 18% |
7 | 1 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 8% |
3 | 1 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Speed control and throttleThrottle and pedal sensors | 8% |
3 | 3 | Shop all speed control and throttle parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 5% |
2 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Backup camera and sensorsCameras and park sensors | 5% |
2 | 2 | Shop all backup camera and sensors parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Our BMW iX was in B mode at a complete stop behind another parked car at the car wash. After about five minutes, the car took off at full acceleration and rear ended the car in front of us The BMW iX continued another 15 - 20 feet despite my attempts to repeatedly stepping on the breaks.
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Within 12 hours of purchase received a “High Voltage†electrical warning and a Drive Train warning. SUV is still drivable.
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Continually get a power loss error while driving and accelerating. Took to BMW dealership and not able to clear error after having the car for a over month.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which BMW iX years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2023, 2024, 2022 carry the most filings on the BMW iX. The 2023 alone has 38 complaints, led by air bags.
What is the most common BMW iX problem?
On the 2023 model year, the most-reported component is air bags with 12 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do BMW iX problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all BMW iX complaints that include mileage is about 6,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.