BMW X6
Midsize / large SUV · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hybrid | A | 0 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2026 | Hybrid | C | 2 | 3 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid | D | 4 | 1 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid | D | 5 | 9 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 5 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid Gas | F | 7 | 7 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2020 | Gas | F | 11 | 9 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2019 | Gas | C | 4 | 5 | — | 20 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | D | 4 | 4 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | B | 2 | 3 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas | A | 1 | 9 | — | 21 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: best combined mpg 24 → 23
- 2024: dropped gas; best combined mpg 23 → 24; 4 → 3 EPA configurations
- 2022: 5 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2021: added hybrid
- 2020: best combined mpg 20 → 23; 4 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2019: best combined mpg 21 → 20
- 2018: 3 → 4 EPA configurations
Best X6 years to buy used
- 2022 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 5 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
- 2016 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 9 complaints
- 2017 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 3 complaints
- 2019 — Safety C, 4 recalls, 5 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.