BMW iX

Where it stands out against its peers

• Vehicle speed control: more complaints than 98% of 2022 cars — 17% of its 29 complaints, where an ordinary 2022 car has 5%.

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.

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

10% 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.

• Do not drive

  22V541000

  A short-circuit in a high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.

  Owners are advised not to drive or charge their vehicles, and to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 23, 2022. A second letter will be mailed when remedy parts become available. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Owners will also be contacted by phone.

• 22V240000

  An air bag malfunction indicator light that fails to warn the driver of a problem increases the risk of injury in a crash.

  Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 13, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 22V483000

  A display that does not show critical information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will update the display's head unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 22V944000

  An interruption of electrical power may result in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will update the high voltage battery ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 10, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 23V026000

  Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

  Dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 23V079000

  A driver's air bag that does not deploy as intended during a crash increases the risk of injury.

  Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 14, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 23V295000

  An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell monitoring circuit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 22, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 23V409000

  A sudden increase in vehicle speed can increase the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

3 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.

• Pedestrian alert sounds

  Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.

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 33 bulletins about the 2025 iX.

• Electrical system: 16
• Structure: 6
• Engine: 3
• Steering: 3
• Lane departure: 2
• Power train: 1
• Wheels: 1
• Other: 1

• A faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. This could result in thefailure of the electric auxiliary heater, utlized for the vehicle interior. · August 2026
• “Cracking” noise might be heard when turning the steering wheel from lock to lock. See attached video V3202 26 EPS noise. · August 2026
• The vehicle may experience various operational issues with Apple CarPlay Projected Modes such as: Dropped connections No automatic reconnection Display errors · July 2026
• Charging sessions cannot be started or they are interrupted while using a Level 2 AC high-power chargingstation, or with a Level 3 DC charging station. Charging may start normally but can interrupt… · July 2026
• During vehicle start-up the Secure Element (SE) of the BCP may fail causing communication errors. TheCheck Control message “Drive carefully. Driving stabilisation.” will appear. In addition, the… · July 2026
• The vehicle will no longer move when put into gear. There may also be loud noise coming from the HEAT*(electric drivetrain)/Rear axles. · July 2026
• After starting up the vehicle, a distinct, constant, “humming” noise can be heard from the right area of the instrument panel. · May 2026
• “Groaning” noise from the EPS when the steering wheel is at the end stops. · April 2026

25 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.