2022 BMW iX reliability

Is it reliable?

The 2022 BMW iX has 29 complaints with NHTSA after 5 years, or 8 per year. That is the fewest complaints per year among the 3 iX years on this site. NHTSA has 11 recalls on file, including Controller, software, Traction battery, and Hybrid management.

Complaints

Per year

Recalls

Years on the road

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (10 of 29), then Forward collision avoidance (7) and Speed control (5). Those filings include 3 that report a crash.

Next to 2023

The 2023 iX has 38 complaints, 12 per year. The 2022 has fewer complaints per year than the 2023.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2022 BMW iX. How we count. Data as of 2026-10-16.

Recalls (11)

Recall electrical system, propulsion system, traction motor, controller, software 2025-07-23 · NHTSA campaign 25V395000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 i4, 2022-2024 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2024 I5 vehicles. The electric drive motor software may shut down the high-voltage system, causing a loss of drive power.

Remedy The electric drive motor software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Recall electrical system, propulsion system, traction battery 2025-07-16 · NHTSA campaign 25V470000

Summary 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.

Remedy Dealers will replace specific high-voltage battery cell modules, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed September 11, 2025. Another notice will be sent once the remedy becomes available, anticipated December 31, 2025Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Recall electrical system, propulsion system, hybrid management 2023-06-28 · NHTSA campaign 23V449000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive40, i4 M50, and 2023 i760 xDrive hybrid electric vehicles. The high voltage battery combined charging unit (CCU) may not have been manufactured correctly, resulting in improperly connected and/or assembled components inside the CCU.

Remedy Dealers will replace the high voltage battery combined charging unit (CCU), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 23, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Recall speed control, cruise control 2023-06-07 · NHTSA campaign 23V409000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 iX xDrive50 and iX M60 vehicles. The driver may unintentionally reactivate the cruise control system while turning the steering wheel at low speeds, resulting in a sudden increase of vehicle speed.

Remedy 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.

Recall electrical system, propulsion system, traction battery 2023-04-26 · NHTSA campaign 23V295000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 iX xDrive50 and 2023 i4 eDrive35, i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 Hybrid Electric vehicles. The high voltage battery cell monitoring circuit may have improperly secured electrical connections which can result in an engine stall.

Remedy 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.

Recall air bags, frontal 2023-02-14 · NHTSA campaign 23V079000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60 and 2022-2023 X1 xDrive28i vehicles. The front driver's air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly and may not deploy as intended during a crash.

Remedy 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.

Recall External pedestrian alert 2023-01-25 · NHTSA campaign 23V026000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 i4 eDrive40 and iX xDrive50 electric vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."

Remedy 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.

Recall electrical system, propulsion system, traction battery thermal management, management, software 2022-12-20 · NHTSA campaign 22V944000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive35, i4 eDrive40, i4 M50, and 2023 i7 xDrive60 vehicles. The high voltage battery electronic control unit (ECU) software may cause an interruption of electrical power.

Remedy 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.

Recall electrical system, propulsion system, traction battery 2022-07-27 · NHTSA campaign 22V541000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage, resulting in an electrical short-circuit.

Remedy 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.

Recall electrical system, instrument cluster 2022-07-07 · NHTSA campaign 22V483000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles equipped with hybrid electric powertrains. While in Valet Parking Mode, the Central Information Display (CID) may not display critical safety information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."

Remedy 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.

Recall air bags, air bag control module, software 2022-04-13 · NHTSA campaign 22V240000

Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX XDrive50, and iX M60 vehicles. The air bag malfunction indicator light and display message may not illuminate in the event of a problem with the air bag control or pedestrian protection systems, due to incorrect software.

Remedy 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.

Complaints by component (29 total)

Electrical system

Forward collision avoidance

Speed control

Steering

Fuel and propulsion system

Powertrain

Engine

Air bags

Back-over prevention

Lane departure

Seats

Service brakes

Visibility and wipers

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Crash-flagged

Fire-flagged

Injury reports

Death reports

Complaints filed per year

Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings

"Continually get a power loss error while driving and accelerating. Took to BMW dealership and not able to clear error after having the car for a over month."
Powertrain, Electrical system, Fuel and propulsion system · filed 2025-12-23
"On 11/11 I was driving my vehicle and for the first time ever I received a error message in the vehicle of reduced driver steering. It said driving was still possible but take the vehicle to a dealer for evaluation when…"
Steering · filed 2025-11-12
"Drivetrain malfunction , vehicle would not accelerate properly"
Powertrain, Electrical system · filed 2025-05-22
"Error message: Changed Steering Effort, with message stating to bring to dealer. Is occurring regularly but not always."
Steering · filed 2025-03-02
"The car reports this message: Drive carefully. Changed steering effort. Have the problem checked by the service center."
Steering · filed 2025-01-21

NHTSA crash ratings

Version	Overall	Front	Side	Rollover
2022 BMW iX SUV AWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	City	Hwy	Combined	Annual fuel cost
iX xDrive50 (20 inch wheels)	—	Automatic (1-speed)	All-wheel drive	86	87	86 MPG / 324 mi range	$900
iX xDrive50 (21 inch wheels)	—	Automatic (1-speed)	All-wheel drive	82	84	83 MPG / 305 mi range	$900
iX xDrive50 (22 inch wheels)	—	Automatic (1-speed)	All-wheel drive	86	85	86 MPG / 315 mi range	$900

Specs and fitment

First generation (I20), 2022–present

Body styles SUV

Tire size 235/60R20, 255/50R21 (trim dependent)

Known issues for this generation

Recall 22V-541 covers certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50 and iX M60 vehicles (and certain i4 models): the high-voltage battery may have internal damage that can cause an electrical short. The campaign lists 367 vehicles across those models; owners are advised not to drive or charge until dealers replace the battery, and to park outside. Recall 22V-944 covers certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, xDrive50, and M60 vehicles (and other BMW EVs): high-voltage battery ECU software may not detect a thermal event (14,086 vehicles); dealers update the software. Recall 23V-295 covers certain 2022-2024 iX xDrive50 vehicles (and certain i4 models) for an improperly secured high-voltage battery cell-monitoring circuit (31 vehicles).

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2022 BMW iX reliable?

What are common problems with a 2022 BMW iX?

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (10 of 29), then Forward collision avoidance (7) and Speed control (5). Those filings include 3 that report a crash.

Is the 2022 BMW iX more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2023 iX has 38 complaints, 12 per year. The 2022 has fewer complaints per year than the 2023.

Has the 2022 BMW iX been recalled?

The 2022 BMW iX has 11 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2022 BMW iX?

Owners have filed 29 complaints about the 2022 BMW iX with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2022 BMW iX get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2022 BMW iX is 85 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

Does the BMW iX use engine oil?

No. It is a battery-electric vehicle with no combustion engine oil fill.

What does recall 22V-541 cover on the iX?

Certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50 and iX M60 vehicles (and certain i4 models): the high-voltage battery may have internal damage that can cause an electrical short. The campaign lists 367 vehicles; owners are advised not to drive or charge until repaired.

When did the US iX start?

Model year 2022 (i20 generation on this site).