2022 to 2027ConvertibleM car
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The G83 M4 Convertible inherits the G82 coupe's S58 and chronic issues, but BMW switched to a soft top here instead of the F83's retractable hardtop.
Each part is scored from 0 to 100 on a fixed outside scale. Acclaim comes from published expert lists, launch reviews and awards; the more acclaimed a car, the less its ownership cost counts in this all-time score (its dollars below are unchanged). A part marked not measured carries no weight for this car, and the others share its weight.
7 prices from sources that allow this use (driveway.com), read October 27, 2026: the middle one is $78,293, about 82% of the price new (78% once the price new is put in today's dollars). Asking prices sit above what cars sell for.
Long-term value starts to count in the score once 75% of the 69 generations have permitted prices. Today 43 do.
About $2,780 a year to own ($1,832 to $4,614), about $12,439 over five years, bought at five years old or its own age if older, kept five years.
Expect about $1,800 to $4,600 a year; routine maintenance decides it; no known fault adds much. Ownership risk: moderate.
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2022The best year to buy, reading 82 of 100, about $2,780 a year to own.
From our log of the changes between model years, each with its source. Only changes the score reads count as reasons; recalls BMW fixes for free, options and tuning notes do not. The cost a year is for a car bought at five years old, or its own age if older, kept five years. How the score works.
Heavier, less rigid, more cruiser focused than the coupe, a different buyer. US is Competition xDrive only, 503 hp through 2024 and 523 hp from 2025.
What goes wrong on this generation, roughly what a fix costs at an independent shop, and how to spot it before you buy. Every M4 generation compared.
Review service records, look for coolant residue around the expansion tank, and ask about low-coolant warnings and track use.
NHTSA files some owner complaints about this car under the M4 Coupe, so they are missing here. Read them by year, make and model at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Screen blackouts, audio cutting out and phone connection drops are reported; software updates fix most. 2022 cars run iDrive 7; cars built from March 2023 have iDrive 8 on the Curved Display.
Confirm the latest iDrive software is installed. A software annoyance, not a hardware failure.
Convertible specific. The soft top's motor, drains and trunk seal are the parts to watch; no pattern of failures has been reported so far.
Cycle the top fully on a test drive, inspect the headliner and drains, and look for water in the cabin and trunk.
Like any direct-injection engine, the S58 can build carbon on the intake valves at high mileage; no pattern has been reported yet.
On high-mileage cars, ask whether the intake valves have been cleaned (walnut blasting).
Parts sellers report seam leaks from the S58's coolant expansion tank and, less often, leaks from the water-cooled charge-air cooler. Watch for low-coolant warnings, and watch temperatures on tracked cars.
Review service records, look for coolant residue around the expansion tank, and ask about low-coolant warnings and track use.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 M4 and 430i vehicles. The positive battery cables may not be properly connected to the power distribution box, resulting in an engine stall and a fire.
Live from NHTSA, across the 2022 to 2026 model years.
Our estimates at an independent shop, parts and labor; fuel from the EPA.
Pricing tires for this car? Compare the factory sizes at Discount Tire, and ask a local shop to match it.
Fuel from EPA fueleconomy.gov: its yearly cost is for 15,000 miles with 55% city driving, moved here to the miles a year the two-year budget uses. The rest are our estimates at independent-shop and retail prices from September 2026. Service is a year of routine maintenance at 10,000 miles: one or two oil changes, brake fluid, filters, and spark plugs spread over their interval. Repairs are separate. Tires are a mounted set of summer tires; brakes are pads and rotors on both axles. Prices vary by region and shop.
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The cars this one gets weighed against, by lineage and by price.
The S55 six under a three-piece retractable hardtop, manual or DCT.
Second M4 convertible and the first with all-wheel drive: every US car is the Competition with M xDrive and an eight-speed automatic, 503 hp (523 from 2025), under a soft top that works up to 31 mph.
The M4 coupe is the continuation of the M3 coupe line. BMW renamed the coupe to M4 with the F82 in 2014 when the M3 became sedan only.
The M Index, once a month: any change to the M4's guide or score, with the reason, new recalls on M cars, and one thing to check before you buy.