BMW 230i Complaints (2024)

4 consumer complaints on file.

• #11767916September 29, 2026
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I am leasing my BMW and it has taken an unreasonable amount of time for BMW to provide a remedy to fix my car. The lease expires on November 3, 2026, and I want to sell it back to BMW but the BMW dealership in Wesley Chapel is saying that I can purchase the vehicle but it cannot buy the car back from me because of the recall. As such, at the end of the lease I am going to be forced to buy the car and hope for the recall to be fixed or give the BMW back to the BMW dealership and lose the equity that I have in the car. This situation is unfair to me and not my fault. BMW has an obligation to fix this recall in a reasonable time and it has failed to do so. And my issue is nothing compared to someone getting killed as a result of this recall.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11764026September 14, 2026
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2024 BMW 230I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V438000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11757630August 18, 2026
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2024 BMW 230I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V438000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that at start-up, the vehicle was shaking, vibrating, and had shut off unexpectedly. Additionally, while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The failure mileage was 15,000.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11620898October 20, 2024
  ENGINE

  Vehicle was parked at approximately 3:45 PM. While parked, the vehicle engine caught fire sometime in the next hour, approximately. Many eyewitnesses stated that nobody was seen near the vehicle as it started smoking, and then caught fire, with multiple explosions heard. The engine was completely destroyed, but the passenger cabin did not seem to be impacted. BMW has several recalls out for engines catching fire - this model was not included in this recall, but clearly needs to be.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0