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Inspection checklist

M8 F92 / F91 / F93, 2020 to 2025

Printed October 29, 2026. Tick each item at the viewing, and write down what you find.

Before you go

  • Open recalls. Run the VIN through NHTSA or a BMW dealer and ask for proof every recall was done.
  • History report. Check the title, accidents, owners and mileage record.
  • Service records. Ask for them in advance, ideally from a BMW dealer or specialist.
  • Certified or not. BMW can still certify 2022 to 2025 cars. If this one is certified, ask for the paperwork showing when its cover ends.
  • Independent inspection. Book a pre-purchase inspection with a shop that knows this engine.

Known problems on this car

  • Oil and coolant leaks around the hot vee about $3,000 to fix

    Look under the engine cover and beneath the car for wet oil or dried coolant, check for a burning-oil or coolant smell after a drive, and ask what seals or lines have been replaced.

  • Coolant tank leak onto the fuel injectors about $2,000 to fix

    Have a BMW dealer check the VIN for the open tank recall and the injector coverage, look for dried coolant around the tank and the top of the engine, and scan for misfire codes on cylinders 5 to 8.

At the viewing

  • A VIN check at a BMW dealer for the coolant expansion tank campaign and the fuel injector coverage program.
  • No low-coolant warnings.
  • Coolant smell or misfires.
  • Proof the 2020 transmission wiring harness recall was done.
  • No oil or coolant seepage around the top of the engine.
  • Tread and brake life left (carbon ceramic rotors cost thousands to replace).
  • A clean fault-code scan.
  • Proof the car has not been tuned.

Recalls to confirm

  • Transmission wiring harness recall 2020 cars

    Run the VIN through NHTSA or a BMW dealer and ask for proof the recall work was done.

Notes

From the M8 F92 / F91 / F93 guide at M Buyers Guide. Repair costs are the guide's estimates, not quotes; the guide says where each comes from. Problems and costs as of the date printed.