BMW 2 Series
Compact car · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 0 | — | 30 mpg | |
| 2026 | Gas | A | 0 | 1 | — | 31 mpg | |
| 2025 | Gas | B | 1 | 2 | — | 30 mpg | |
| 2024 | Gas | D | 3 | 2 | — | 30 mpg | |
| 2023 | Gas | F | 5 | 7 | — | 29 mpg | |
| 2022 | Gas | F | 5 | 11 | — | 29 mpg | Park outside |
| 2021 | Gas | C | 4 | 8 | — | 28 mpg | |
| 2020 | Gas | C | 3 | 5 | — | 27 mpg | |
| 2019 | Gas | A | 1 | 1 | — | 28 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | B | 2 | 7 | — | 28 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | A | 0 | 14 | — | 28 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas | B | 1 | 26 | — | 27 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2027: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 31 → 30; 7 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2026: best combined mpg 30 → 31; 6 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2025: 7 → 6 EPA configurations
- 2024: best combined mpg 29 → 30
- 2023: 5 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2022: best combined mpg 28 → 29; 7 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2021: best combined mpg 27 → 28
- 2020: best combined mpg 28 → 27; 5 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2019: 11 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2017: best combined mpg 27 → 28
Best 2 Series years to buy used
- 2017 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 14 complaints
- 2019 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
- 2025 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 2 complaints
- 2016 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 26 complaints
- 2018 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 7 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.