BMW 430i Complaints

34 consumer complaints on file.

#11708333January 2, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2021 BMW 430I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V636000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were 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 had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11706487December 22, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2021 BMW 430I. The contact had received a recall letter from the manufacturer for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V636000 (Electrical System). The contact called the local dealer and was informed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11701950November 28, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Due to the severity of the current safety recall i am reaching out for BMW to supply a correction/remedy for the starter issue. This issue is causing added anxiety and this being my only reliable transportation is troublesome. If they are unable to fix the issue I am asking that they buy the car back so people can get other vehicles that don't run the risk of spontaneously combusting.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11700127November 18, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Since September 2025 no remedy is available for my vehicle. Due to safety concerns and recall instructions I’ve been unable to drive the car. I’ve called BMW customer service as well as dealer and no resolve.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11699321November 14, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
The rear vision camera deactivated itself when the park assist system is turned off. No image is provided to the driver. This makes it harder to see what is behind the vehicle when reversing and could lead to an accident. This can occur in the middle of a reversing event.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11690335September 29, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
We were driving on a local road and saw the car ahead parked at the traffic light. We began to brake from a safe distance. The car began slowing but instead of coming to a full stop, the brake resisted, the car made an odd sound, and instead the car accelerated into the car in front of us. The Tesla in front captured the odd behavior of the vehicle on camera. BMW will perform diagnostics.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11687079September 13, 2025
POWER TRAIN
We were driving the vehicle on a vacation, and am error came on that the gear was malfunction and parking will disable vehicle. At this fine, we kept trying to clear the message to be able to view navigation, and error message kept coming back making it impossible to drive. We then parked the vehicle and had vehicle towed. Tow could not put car in neutral, and had to physically pull vehicle on to flatbed. Service advisor said water from cup holder area got into the controller.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11679403August 8, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
On 8/7/2025, I pulled into my driveway very slowly, I didn’t have my foot on gas as I just went to our dumpster, and pressed the brake, I through the car was off, and went to exit, instead the car suddenly accelerated i tried to break, but the car didn’t stop and smashed into my garage. It is at the dealership, Wesley chapel BMW, they sent me a message that it won’t be ready today because there is recall and an issue but they have not told me what it is. I was researching and i saw what’s called “sudden unintended acceleration.”
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11661792May 19, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 BMW 430I. The contact stated that occasionally while driving at various speeds, the transmission independently shifted into neutral. No warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the failure recurred shortly after driving for several miles. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11603683July 22, 2024
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
The contact owns a 2021 BMW 430I. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light, the light turned green; however, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. The contact stated that the power train warning light was illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, shifted to drive(D); however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The dealer determined that the rear differential oil had leaked out causing the differential to seize. The contact was informed that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597432June 28, 2024
SEAT BELTS
This automobile is designed with a seatbelt assembly which has an arm which reaches out to bring your your seatbelt. See pix. It is made with plastic and glue and is amazingly flimsy. I cannot believe that BMW created such a "cute" but flimsy design. It cannot withstand being used hundreds of time when the seatbelt is used. It broke (see pix). Now a rigid arm with a jagged edge comes out at eye level. Someone is going to become seriously injured!!!! BMW claims that this resulted from misuse and not faulty cheap design and wants me to pay for the repair!!!!!!! This entire assembly needs to be recalled and replaced with some thing sturdier.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548996October 9, 2023
SEAT BELTS
The seat belt retractor keeps breaking, dealer fixed it once, broke after two days, dealer did not want to fix again, arguing for over a year, finally they fixed it supposedly, it broke again in less than a week. Dealer refuses to fix the problem saying that they will not cover it, this is a safety issue which scares me as the seat belt does not work well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432736September 13, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2021 BMW 430I Convertible. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the electrical system suddenly failed, and all the instrument panel lights turned black. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that an unknown software had failed. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432662September 12, 2021
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Pirelli Cinturato 7 all season 225/40R19 I found front and rear bump side wall tires and miles driven 5300 miles. I’m very concern about this issues
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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