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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2023 BMW IX Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
21%of 38 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 BMW IX, 21% of the 38 complaints for this model year. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2023 BMWiX with sudden acceleration issue upon parking. Vehicle has been subject to recall for unintended activation of cruise control upon parking and a software update was supposedly issued by BMW and yet this occurred to me today causing front end collision and lots of damage to my car. Not hurt nor were others but certainly could have been.”

NHTSA complaint #11689535, filed 2025-09

“I had an accident at a school pickup line. The car was on B mode completely stopped and it lurched forward all of sudden unfortunately at the exact moment when a girl was putting her backpack into her mother's car's trunk. Our IX hit the girl and the two cars parked in front of us. She was severely injured. Her mother repoerted some injury later.”

NHTSA complaint #11538226, filed 2023-08

“Our BMW iX was in B mode at a complete stop behind another parked car at the car wash. After about five minutes, the car took off at full acceleration and rear ended the car in front of us The BMW iX continued another 15 - 20 feet despite my attempts to repeatedly stepping on the breaks.”

NHTSA complaint #11583850, filed 2024-04

“Yesterday on 7/13, my family and I were fully stopped and parked in a parking spot (car was in park, to the best of my knowledge). The front passenger had just exited the vehicle and was opening the back door where my kids were just beginning to get out of their seats. At that moment, something occurred that caused the car to speed over the parking curb, across a pedestrian sidewalk and struck a brick and glass building storefront. …”

NHTSA complaint #11673410, filed 2025-07

“I am reporting an incident involving unintended vehicle movement/acceleration in my 2023 BMW iX xDrive50. BMW of North America inspected the vehicle and claims no defect was found; however, they refuse to provide the Event Data Recorder (EDR) data or diagnostic logs used to reach that conclusion. The incident occurred around September 1, 2025. The vehicle exhibited behavior inconsistent with normal operation. BMW’s response relies on undisclosed internal data and post-incident testing that does not recreate the event conditions. …”

NHTSA complaint #11706089, filed 2025-12

Related recalls

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Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025431%
2024926%
2023821%
2022722%

Other parts of the 2023 BMW IX

Air bags
12 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 BMW IX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology