Which BMW M2 generation is the most reliable?

In our guide, the M2 G87 (2023 to 2027): its reliability score runs 88 to 89 of 100 across its model years. The lowest is the M2 F87, at 72 to 77.

What goes wrong on a BMW M2?

M2 G87: coolant tank and charge-air cooler leaks (about $1,200), carbon buildup (about $500). M2 F87: crank hub slippage (about $4,000), fuel tank leak (about $2,000).

Which BMW M2 years should I avoid?

No M2 model year in our guide is held back by a specific problem; the gaps between years come from age.

What is the best BMW M2 year to buy?

By our Guide Score, which weighs desirability, driving and reliability, the 2026 M2 G87, at 97 of 100. Best year of each generation: M2 G87 2026 (97), M2 F87 2021 (91).

Problems by generation

BMW M2 problems by generation

The known problems on all 2 M2 generations in our guide (F87 and G87): what a fix costs, how each one scores on reliability, and which model years to skip.

M car2 generations, 2016 to 2027

Most reliableM2 G87Reliability 88 to 89Least reliableM2 F87Reliability 72 to 77Highest Guide Score2026 M2 G87Guide Score 97 Excellent Costliest known repairCrank hub slippage$4,000 on the M2 F87

Every M2 generation at a glance

Generation	Reliability	Costliest known repair	Best year
M2 G872023 to 2027	88 to 89Strong	Coolant tank and charge-air cooler leaks$1,200	2026Score 97
M2 F872016 to 2021	72 to 77Good	Crank hub slippage$4,000	2021Score 91

Reliability is out of 100, for the range of a generation's model years: its engine, its own known problems and their bills, parts and service costs, and age. Repair figures are the guides' estimates for an independent shop, not quotes. How the scores work

Which M2 years to skip

Generation	Best year	Weaker years, and why
M2 G872023 to 2027	2026 (97)	None: no year is held back by a specific problem.
M2 F872016 to 2021	2021 (91)	2016 (Guide Score 89) score close to the best, but check for fuel tank leak.

Most of the gap between years is age. A year is listed when the score charges it for something specific: a different engine, a problem that hit only some years, or a gearbox that came later. The same list for every car is on the best and worst years.

Before you choose

Tip

A well-kept car from a weaker generation can be a better buy than a neglected one from the best. Each guide has the full problem list with how to check for each, and Score a listing rates one car for sale.

Head to head

M2 vs M4 F87 M2 vs G87 M2 M240i vs M2

Every M2 generation at a glance

The worst known problems on each M2

Which M2 years to skip

Before you choose