BMW 430i
Registered from 2017 to 2027.
About this model
The BMW 4 Series is a range of compact executive cars manufactured by BMW since 2013. The 4 Series was created when BMW spun off the 2-door models of the 3 Series into a separate series. The 4 Series is currently in its second generation.
From the Wikipedia article BMW 4 Series, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Engine and engine cooling: more complaints than 97% of 2018 cars — 21% of its 34 complaints, where an ordinary 2018 car has 2%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway |
| 2026 | 255 hp · 1778 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2025 | 255 hp · 1775 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2024 | 255 hp · 1775 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2023 | 255 hp · 1775 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2022 | 255 hp · 1775 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2021 | 255 hp · 1713 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2020 | 248 hp · 1713 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2019 | 248 hp · 1713 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2018 | 248 hp · 1713 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2017 | 248 hp · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
27% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
16V914000
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
17V115000
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 17, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
17V507000
If the vehicle has an incompatible vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism, the seat belt may not restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary replace, the front seat belt assemblies, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
18V465000
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
18V533000
If the front passenger air bag does not deploy properly in the event of a crash, the occupant has an increased risk of injury.
All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge.
19V352000
An improperly folded and assembled air bag may not deploy as intended, increasing risk of injury.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the knee air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began July 8, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
21V096000
If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the missing or reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rearview camera software and update it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
21V176000
An air bag that deploys incorrectly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Dealers will update the software, at no charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory, and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. The recall began March 9, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
6 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
BMW filed one bulletin about the 2027 430i.
- Service brakes: 1
- Hydro Unit DSC · July 2026
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.