Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2025 BMW iX, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Forward collision avoidance4
- Vehicle speed control4
- Back over prevention3
- Service brakes2
- Power train2
- Fuel/propulsion system1
- Steering1
- Electrical system1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2025 BMW iX failed the safety check 0.18% of the time — 46% less often than the average 2025 passenger car (0.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 1,260 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In the Netherlands
402 first registered in 2025 are on Dutch roads; 12% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €109,400.
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
15,353 cars built in 2025 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 313 more were declared off the road (SORN).
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0
In Finland
233 of these cars first registered in 2025 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 11,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
Recalls in Canada
1 Transport Canada recall for the 2025 BMW iX.
| 2024544 15 Aug 2024 | Label Issue: On certain vehicles, the tire and loading information label does not list that there is no spare tire in both official languages. The label reads as "N… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2022-2023 i4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery cell modules may not have been assembled properly, resulting in stress on the module frame and possible module failure.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What BMW told its dealers about the 2025 BMW iX: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11012095 | Customer may complain that the hands-free option with SA 5AX Highway Assistant can no longer beactivated. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)