BMW Z4 by model year

1,447 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW Z4 across 22 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW Z4

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2003	460
2004	443
2005	206
2006	107
2007	42
2008	27
2009	26
2010	10
2011	57
2012	7
2013	12
2014	10
2015	7
2016	5
2019	7
2020	11
2021	1
2022	2
2025	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026				28
2025	1			28
2024				28
2023			2	28
2022	2		3	28
2021	1		5	28
2020	11		6	27
2019	7		6	28
2016	5		1	19 to 26
2015	7		1	19 to 26
2014	10		3	19 to 26
2013	12		3	19 to 26
2012	7		4	19 to 27
2011	57	Engine (30%)	6	19 to 22
2010	10		5	20 to 22
2009	26	Wheels (42%)	4	20 to 22
2008	27	Air bags (48%)	2	18 to 22
2007	42	Steering (26%)	2	17 to 22
2006	107	Steering (51%)	2	17 to 21
2005	206	Steering (85%)		20 to 21
2004	443	Steering (86%)	1	20 to 21
2003	460	Steering (75%)	4	20 to 21