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BMW M2

Every BMW M2 model year on file, 2016 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years300 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92016 to 2024
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins523Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 17, 57% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0510152020162017172018201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the BMW M2 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
21
Engine and cooling
3
Suspension
2
Powertrain
2
Electrical system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW M2 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW M2 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Coupe10.0330012
2023Coupe10.050107
2022Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2021Coupe10.0502031
2020Coupe20.01002055
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1038
2018Coupe30.015010102
2017Coupe170.042500135
2016Coupe50.016710131
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW M2

  • 23V-099 Feb 17, 2023
    When the digital key is removed from the vehicle, the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software may still allow the power windows and sunroof to be…
    Electrical system · 3,193 vehicles
  • 21V-554 Jul 21, 2021
    Passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts
    Seat belts · 22k vehicles
  • 20V-666 Oct 29, 2020
    Fuel injectors may have been installed without a damping component which is used to reduce vibration
    Fuel system · 21 vehicles
  • 19V-352 May 9, 2019
    Driver and passenger knee air bag assemblies may have been improperly folded and assembled
    Airbags · 5,079 vehicles
  • 17V-719 Nov 15, 2017
    These vehicles may have an error in the software for the instrument panel, causing the display to not properly illuminate
    Electrical system · 3,188 vehicles
  • 16V-653 Sep 9, 2016
    During servicing of the rear differential for a prior service action, the rear sub-frame bolts may have been reused instead of being replaced
    Structure · 196 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.