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2022 BMW 2 Series

Gas Compact car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
F
Safety Signal
35 / 100
FSafety Signal · 35 / 100
5Recalls · 4 critical
11Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
29 mpgFuel economy · best combined
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Active NHTSA advisory: park outside and away from structures until repaired. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls and see the recall details below.

The 2022 BMW 2 Series is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 230i Coupe, is EPA-rated at 29 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for this model year, 4 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 11 complaints, most often about electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
230i CoupeGasRWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo263529$2,650
228i Gran CoupeGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo243428$2,750
228i xDrive Gran CoupeGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233327$2,850
M235i xDrive Gran CoupeGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233226$3,000
M240i xDrive CoupeGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo233226$3,000

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (5)

Electrical System

critical
318,495 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire due to wear on an internal component.

Risk: Fire increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning August 28, 2026. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall 26V056.

NHTSA campaign 26V438000 · reported Jul 8, 2026 · BMW of North America, LLC

Electrical System

critical
87,394 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Toyota Supra, 2022-2023 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2024 5 Series (xDrive), 2021-2022 Z4, 2022-2024 4 Series (Gran Coupe), 2021-2024 4 Series (Convertible and xDrive Convertible), 2021-2023 4 Series (Coupe), 2021-2024 3 Series, 2021-2023 X4, 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire due to wear on an internal component.

Risk: Fire increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 24, 2026.

NHTSA campaign 26V056000 · reported Jan 30, 2026 · BMW of North America, LLC

Electrical System

critical
Park outside199,674 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2021 BMW 330i, 2019-2022 BMW Z4, 2020-2022 BMW 530i, X3, X4, Toyota Supra, 2021-2022 BMW 430i, 430i Convertible, and 2022 BMW 230i vehicles. The engine starter relay may corrode, causing the relay to overheat and short circuit.

Risk: A short circuit in the starter relay may increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov November 14, 2025.

NHTSA campaign 25V636000 · reported Sep 23, 2025 · BMW of North America, LLC

Seat Belts

high
144 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2022 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, 2022 430i Coupe, 2021-2022 430i, M440i Convertible, and 2020-2022 228i xDrive Gran Coupe vehicles. The receiver audio module control unit software may fail to properly generate audible seat belt warnings to the driver to fasten their seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Risk: An audible chime that does not properly alert the driver to fasten their seat belt increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Fix: Dealers will update the receiver audio module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 12, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA campaign 23V584000 · reported Aug 16, 2023 · BMW of North America, LLC

Fuel System, Gasoline

critical
5 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022 X1 xDrive 28i, X3 xDrive30i, and 228i Gran Coupe vehicles. The high-pressure fuel rail may crack and result in a fuel leak within the engine compartment.

Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will replace the high-pressure fuel rail, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 19, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA campaign 22V513000 · reported Jul 20, 2022 · BMW of North America, LLC

Owner complaints

11 complaints filed

1 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 3 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2022: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 5

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 3
  • Lane Departure — 2
  • Back Over Prevention — 2
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 2
  • Exterior Lighting — 2
“The contact owns a 2022 BMW 230I. The contact stated that while his son was attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact's son attempted to start the vehicle again, and the check engine warning light was blinking. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the vehicle was diagnose…”Aug 25, 2026 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“Head lights fogging up in every 2 series bmw starting from year 2022 to current. During a rainy environment the lights fog up bad enough to affect seeing the roads. This does affect the BMW M2 and the BMW M240i. Safety issue flat out. To test Put a 2023 BMW M2 or M240i driving in the rain and you will see the headlight…”Aug 7, 2026 · Exterior Lighting · NHTSA owner report
“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 s…”May 28, 2026 · Steering · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other 2 Series model years

A

2027 2 Series

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2026 2 Series

0 recalls · 1 complaints

B

2025 2 Series

1 recalls · 2 complaints

D

2024 2 Series

3 recalls · 2 complaints

F

2023 2 Series

5 recalls · 7 complaints

C

2021 2 Series

4 recalls · 8 complaints

C

2020 2 Series

3 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2019 2 Series

1 recalls · 1 complaints

B

2018 2 Series

2 recalls · 7 complaints

A

2017 2 Series

0 recalls · 14 complaints

B

2016 2 Series

1 recalls · 26 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 44275, 44180, 44179, 44283, 44276). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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