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i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine: faults and reliability

BMW eDrive Gen5: motor síncrono de excitación eléctrica (EESM) and baterías de 70 a 113 kWh version

With caution

It shares its battery and campaigns with the eDrive40, and there is no specific data for the second motor. Check the chassis.[1][2]

Years
since 2022
Power
401–601 hp
Faults that affect it
2
2 of high or critical severity
Cars that use it
1
in our database

2 sourcesHow we work

What changes in this version

Two motors (400, 544 or 601 hp) and 600 to 795 Nm with the 83.9 kWh gross battery.[2]

Faults of the i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine

The documented engine faults that affect this version and its years, from most to least important.

  1. 1Critical severityFrequency: OccasionalTraction batteryCells with a damaged cathode in the high-voltage battery (fire risk)Yes: in September 2022 Safety Gate listed a BMW recall for a manufacturing defect in the high-voltage battery of the iX, i4 and i7 built from 5 July 2021 to 8 July 2022. A supplier may have damaged a cathode plate and a fragment may have entered a cell; the defective modules are replaced, and BMW asked owners not to charge or drive the car until then.
  2. 2High severityFrequency: RareTraction batteryBattery cell and module monitoring circuit out of specificationThe DVSA records three very small recalls for the high-voltage battery: a badly installed cable bridge in the cell supervision circuit (CSC) of the i4, iX and iX3 (2023), defective modules in an i4 built in December 2023 (2024), and a module frame made with excessive force in the i4 and iX that could end in a thermal event (2025).

Cars fitted with the i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine

Open each car to see all its faults with this engine and what to check before buying it.

BMW

  • BMW i4 G26i4 eDrive35 · i4 eDrive40 · i4 xDrive40 · i4 M50 · i4 M60since 2021[2]

Frequently asked questions

Is the i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine reliable?

Our verdict is “With caution”. It shares its battery and campaigns with the eDrive40, and there is no specific data for the second motor. Check the chassis.[1][2]

What faults does the i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine have?

The documented ones that affect this version, by importance: cells with a damaged cathode in the high-voltage battery (fire risk) (critical severity) and battery cell and module monitoring circuit out of specification (high severity).

Which cars use the i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine?

BMW i4 G26 (since 2021).[2]

Are you buying a car with the i4 xDrive40, M50 and M60 all-wheel drive (2022-) engine?

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Sources

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  1. DVSA – base de llamadas a revisión (R/2021/361, R/2022/020, R/2022/330, R/2023/133, R/2023/235, R/2024/211, R/2025/274)DVSA (Reino Unido) · Official body · consulted 30 October 2026
  2. BMW i4Wikipedia (en) · Other source · consulted 30 October 2026