2015 BMW Z4 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,424miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2015 BMW Z4, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,424 miles.
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.
“I had a very frightening transmission malfunction on saturday, march 7 in my 2015 Z4 (three months old). I was heading down a slope into a parking lot and stopped to pick up a ticket at the kiosk. The car was in drive and my foot was on the brake. Once I got the ticket, I took my foot off the brake and the car started driving backwards! I stopped immediately (luckily there was no one close behind me) and tried again. Same thing. So, I put it in park, then back in drive and it drove normally. Fine. From there, I had to go to the store. …”
NHTSA complaint #10693730, filed 2015-03, 1,424 milesRelated service bulletins
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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