2018 BMW X4 — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 96 evidence records for the 2018 BMW X4, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (176 records, model years 2015–2025) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, engine and brakes.
- Safety recalls (77 records, model years 2015–2025) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), electrical system and steering.
- Transport Canada recalls (62 records, model years 2015–2025) are most frequently classified under: engine, visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors) and seat belts.
- Manufacturer communications (2,054 records, model years 2015–2025) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 2015 223 records for 2015
- 2016 199 records for 2016
- 2017 168 records for 2017
- 2018 96 records for 2018
- 2019 295 records for 2019
- 2020 281 records for 2020
- 2021 188 records for 2021
- 2022 106 records for 2022
- 2023 62 records for 2023
- 2024 56 records for 2024
- 2025 17 records for 2025
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 2mention a crash
- 1mention a fire
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 1
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 81
- Investigations NHTSA 1
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
- Owner complaints NHTSA 11
Where to go next
- BMW X4 coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the BMW X4 Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
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