BMW · NHTSA safety record

2025 BMW 430I

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 6 safety complaints about the 2025 BMW 430I with the US government. Of those, 2 describe a crash and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the electrical system.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 3 complaints, 50% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers August 2025 to June 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

6 complaints on file

Complaints

Describe a crash

Mention fire

People injured

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 · 50% 3 50%

POWER TRAIN 3 · 50% 3 50%

ENGINE 2 · 33% 2 33%

SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 33% 2 33%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 · 33% 2 33%

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 17% 1 17%

SEATS 1 · 17% 1 17%

0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 6.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2026 at 4.

8 6 4 2

25 2025 26 2026

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2025 to 2026 , the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2025 BMW 430I. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

25V202000 · April 1, 2025

The defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 330i, 330i xDrive, 530i, 530i xDrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive), 4 Series Convertible (430i, 430i xDrive), 4 Series Gran Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive) and X3 30 xDrive vehicles. The electrical connection between the starter-generator and battery may come loose.
The risk: A loose starter-generator connection can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, the wiring may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the starter-generator and positive battery cable as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed May 28, 2025. Second letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

BMW of North America, LLC · up to 4,557 vehicles across all model years covered

Compare

Other years of the BMW 430I

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths
2021	15	6	—
2019	21	3	—
2018	36	1	—
2017	24	2	—

Other 2025 BMW models

X5 61 X3 34 X7 28 X1 14 IX 12 I4 EDRIVE40 6 I5 6

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every BMW on this site — 253 vehicles, 484 recall campaigns and 2 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

Complaints: NHTSA's ODI complaint file , published September 1, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API , most recent campaign filed September 14, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file , published 2026-09-01.

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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