2022 BMW 4 Series

Volume 2022 430i Coupe (G22) uses BMW's B48 2.0L turbo I4 at 255 hp with no 48V MHEV (that arrives at the 2025 LCI); the range steps up through the M440i xDrive's 48V mild-hybrid B58 inline-six at 382 hp, the S58-powered M4 (473 hp, 6-speed manual, RWD only), and the M4 Competition at 503 hp (RWD from launch; xDrive arriving mid-2022 as a late-MY22 addition).

The 2022 430i's B48 delivers 295 lb-ft on a broad ~1,600 rpm plateau; the M440i xDrive's B58 with 48V MHEV lifts torque to 369 lb-ft, the M4 manual to 406 lb-ft, and the M4 Competition (RWD or xDrive) peaks at 479 lb-ft.

BMW quotes 5.5 s for the 2022 430i RWD Coupe and 5.3 s for xDrive; M440i xDrive drops to 4.3 s, M4 Competition RWD to 3.8 s, and M4 Competition xDrive (arriving mid-MY22) to a manufacturer-claimed 3.4 s — competitive at each price step.

The B48 in the 2022 430i is among the smoothest turbo fours in the segment with negligible lag and linear delivery (auto-stop is the only rough note in the non-MHEV 430i); the M440i's 48V mild-hybrid B58 inline-six is a benchmark for refined performance, and the S58 in the M4 is a hard-edged but throttle-responsive high-strung six.

The ZF 8HP 8-speed Steptronic remains the segment benchmark — crisp, decisive shifts with excellent manual paddle response; the reinforced 8HP in the M4 Competition approaches dual-clutch speed, and the standard 6-speed manual in the 2022 base M4 is one of the last remaining true 3-pedal options in a modern sports coupe.

xDrive is a low-cost option on the 2022 430i and standard on the M440i xDrive; the M4 Competition xDrive arrived mid-MY22 as a late-year addition (rear-biased multi-plate clutch integrated with M Traction Control). Base M4 manual and M4 Competition RWD remain rear-drive only, and buyers who ordered early in the 2022 model year could not spec an M4 with xDrive.

Three distinct engines across the 2022 range — B48 2.0T (430i), B58 3.0T 48V mild-hybrid inline-six (M440i xDrive), and S58 3.0T twin-turbo six (M4 / Competition) — cover efficiency, mainstream luxury, and full performance. No PHEV or EV variant in the G22 Coupe body (BMW reserves electrification for the separate i4 Gran Coupe), keeping this below the 3 Series which offers the 330e PHEV.

EPA combined for the 2022 430i xDrive Coupe with the non-MHEV B48 2.0L turbo I4 (the 430i doesn't gain a 48V system until the 2025 LCI). RWD 430i posts 29; the 48V mild-hybrid M440i xDrive falls to 25, and the S58-powered M4 Competition drops to 19.

EPA city rating for the 2022 430i xDrive Coupe with auto stop-start but no mild-hybrid assist; RWD 430i nudges to 26 city, and the M4 Competition drops to 16.

EPA highway rating for the 2022 430i xDrive Coupe; RWD posts 34, M440i drops to 29, and M4 Competition to 23.

Computed from BMW's 15.6-gallon fuel tank and EPA combined 28 MPG for the 2022 430i xDrive. 430i RWD stretches to ~453 mi; the M4 falls to roughly 300 mi in mixed driving.

EPA-published annual fuel cost for the 2022 430i xDrive Coupe at 15,000 mi/yr, 55/45 city/highway split, using premium gasoline pricing. M440i climbs to ~$2,950 and the M4 Competition above $3,700.

Every 2022 4 Series Coupe variant — 430i, M440i, and M4/M4 Competition — requires premium unleaded (91 octane or higher) per BMW's owner's manual and the EPA window sticker; no regular-fuel option, no flex-fuel, and no home-charging alternative in this body style.

NHTSA has not comprehensively rated the 2022 BMW 4 Series Coupe body style; estimate is derived from the shared CLAR-platform 3 Series sedan, which has earned 5-star NHTSA overall in recent testing.

The G22 4 Series (2021+) earns Good ratings on the legacy IIHS crashworthiness tests (moderate overlap front, small overlap front driver-side) but is not on the 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick list — the updated side-impact and pedestrian-AEB protocols have returned Acceptable rather than Good results for this body style.

BMW Active Driving Assistant is standard on all 2022 4 Series trims — forward collision warning with city collision mitigation/AEB, blind-spot detection, lane departure warning, rear cross-traffic alert, and park distance control. Full-speed adaptive cruise with stop-and-go and lane centering remain part of the paid Driving Assistance Professional Package, trailing Lexus RC's standard LSS+ and Mercedes-Benz's broader standard suite.

BMW's front collision prevention has earned Superior daytime and Advanced/Superior nighttime pedestrian ratings on the shared-platform 3 Series; the 2022 4 Series uses the same camera + radar sensor suite and expected performance carries over, though not separately IIHS-rated for pedestrian AEB.

Blind-spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert are standard across the 2022 4 Series lineup as part of Active Driving Assistant; intervention is alert-only, without active steering correction on the volume 430i trim.

Lane departure warning is standard; active lane keeping and lane centering come with the Driving Assistance Professional Package. When equipped, BMW's centering is well-regarded for smooth tracking with minimal ping-ponging per reviewer testing of the early G22.

The optional Driving Assistance Professional Package adds full-speed-range adaptive cruise with stop-and-go and an integrated Highway Assistant; BMW's calibration (smooth braking, quick resume, natural gap-keeping) is among the best in class. Points off because the full system is not standard on the volume 430i.

The 2022 4 Series can be optioned with BMW's Extended Traffic Jam Assistant via the Driving Assistance Professional Package, enabling hands-free driving up to about 40 mph on divided US limited-access highways with driver eye monitoring. Coverage and speed range are narrower than GM Super Cruise and Ford BlueCruise; the broader 85 mph hands-free capability arrived on later model years.

The 2022 4 Series uses standard LED headlights with automatic high beam; adaptive LED headlights are optional and typically bundled with upper trims. IIHS testing on the G22 showed Acceptable on volume-trim headlights, Good only with the adaptive units.

Classic coupe compromise — thick B/C-pillars, low roofline, high beltline, and a small rear window restrict natural sightlines. A standard reversing camera and available 360-degree Parking Assistant Plus help, but reviewers consistently flag rear visibility as a weak point.

The two-door 2+2 configuration forces child-seat installation through a single narrow doorway after tumbling the front seat; LATCH anchors are recessed under upholstery and rear-seat width is limited. Not a practical family carrier.

The G22 4 Series Coupe is a strict 2+2 with two individual rear buckets separated by a fixed center console — four seats across every 2022 trim including 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i and M4.

Mid-pack for a luxury coupe; the standard moonroof and low-slung seating position keep it from matching a sedan, but front occupants are not pinched.

Front legroom is ample for tall drivers with long seat travel on the standard power sport seats; reviewers consistently describe the front compartment as roomy.

The fast-sloping coupe roofline is the binding constraint in back — reviewers note rear headroom is 'compromised' and adults sit with heads near the glass.

Tighter than the G20 3 Series it shares a platform with, and reached through a narrow two-door aperture — sufficient for adults on shorter trips, not for a full back seat of them.

A 12.0 cu ft trunk is modest in absolute terms but normal for a two-door luxury coupe; the folding rear seatback and ski pass-through extend usable length for longer items.

Cabin storage is styled before it is engineered: the cupholders and wireless charging pad live under a sliding cover ahead of the shifter, which looks clean but means drinks and phone compete for the same small well. Door bins and the console cubby are shallow, and the fixed rear console eliminates any center storage in back.

The standard power sport seats are well bolstered and hold up over distance, though several reviewers found the padding firm enough to need breaking in. Rear buckets are shaped and padded better than most 2+2s but are limited by headroom and entry rather than cushioning.

Well above average for a sport coupe: the standard suspension is genuinely compliant and the optional adaptive dampers in the Dynamic Handling Package balance control with absorption over broken pavement. M Sport wheels with summer rubber add sharpness over expansion joints, which keeps it out of the top band.

Solid isolation for the class — the fixed-roof coupe body and thick glazing keep wind noise low at highway speed, with the main intrusion coming from large-diameter wheels on summer tires rather than from wind or the four-cylinder.

Dual-zone automatic climate control, power sport seats with driver memory and a leather-wrapped wheel are standard, but heated front seats, ventilated front seats and the heated steering wheel are all extra-cost on the volume 430i — features rivals increasingly include. There is no rear climate zone or rear vent control in the coupe.

Entry 2022 430i rear-drive Coupe (G22, second generation, second model year) listed at $45,800 plus BMW's flat $995 destination and handling charge.

The volume configuration is the 430i xDrive Coupe ($47,800 + $995 = $48,795) as typically ordered with the Convenience and Premium packages and metallic paint, which is how nearly all US 4 Series Coupes were specified.

Estimates diverge widely: BMW's 3-year/36,000-mile Ultimate Care covers scheduled service (including brake pads and wipers) so early-year maintenance is near zero, but out-of-warranty years four and five carry typical BMW turbocharged-inline-four repair exposure. Blended figure sits between the two published models.

Above-average retention for a German luxury coupe — the G22's strong demand and the fact that 2022 sat in the post-pandemic used-price surge both help — but well short of a sports car or truck. Coupe-specific data runs lower than the 4 Series line average.

BMW's New Vehicle Limited Warranty for MY2022 runs 4 years or 50,000 miles, a year longer than the 3/36 that most mainstream brands offer and standard for the German luxury set.

BMW covers engine, transmission, transfer case and drivetrain only for the same 4-year/50,000-mile period as the basic warranty — no separate longer powertrain term, which is a real weakness against the 5/60 and 10/100 coverage common elsewhere.

BMW Ultimate Care gives 3 years/36,000 miles of genuinely full scheduled maintenance — not just oil changes but brake pads and discs, spark plugs, fluids and wiper blades — and MY2022 was the first year that plan became transferable to a second owner, which also props up resale. Paired with 4 years of unlimited-mile roadside assistance and BMW ConnectedDrive service trials.

$53,500 volume-trim price minus its estimated resale value after 5 years (54% retained, or about $28,890) leaves about $24,610 in depreciation. Add the projected $6,200 in 5-year maintenance and repairs, and owning this vehicle for 5 years costs about $30,810 in total.

The 2022 4 Series (G22, second model year of the second generation) carries above-average predicted reliability from Consumer Reports, and the 2022 model year specifically is BMW's strongest recent showing — CR's 2022 survey called out the 3- and 4-Series as improving to above average, and three-year-old MY2022 BMWs later posted better-than-average dependability.

For the 2022 model year BMW was in the upper tier, not mid-pack: Consumer Reports ranked BMW 3rd of all brands in its 2022 reliability rankings — a first for the marque — and BMW finished 9th in the 2025 VDS covering MY2022 cars with 189 PP100 against a 202 average. Held short of the 80-100 band's ceiling because BMW has not held a top-5 position consistently across studies.

Five NHTSA recalls apply to the 2022 430i, and two of them are starter-related — including 25V636, a park-outside fire-risk campaign for corroded starter relays that swept ~196,000 B48-engined BMWs (plus the Toyota Supra). A do-not-park-indoors fire recall is a systemic electrical defect rather than routine activity, which pulls this well below the software-only recall records of the 2 Series and other coupe peers.

The volume 430i pairs the B48 2.0L turbo four (255 hp) with the ZF 8HP automatic — a mature, widely deployed combination with a markedly better record than the N20 it replaced, and the step-up M440i's B58 3.0T mild hybrid is among BMW's most durable modern engines. Docked from the 2 Series' mark because this generation's B48 cars are the ones caught by the starter-relay water-ingress campaign, and gasket/coolant-tank leaks remain the family's known wear items.

Reviewers rate the G22 cabin's materials — SensaTec or Vernasca leather, aluminum, wood or carbon trim, and BMW's crisp switchgear — as strong for a mid-$40Ks luxury coupe. Short of class-leading because BMW deleted the upholstered dash and some ambient lighting from certain 2022 configurations, and hard plastics persist in the rear quarters.

Dingolfing-built G22 assembly is tight and consistent, and BMW's initial-quality standing for this exact model year was well above the premium norm — 165 PP100 against a 196 PP100 premium-segment average. Isolated owner complaints (a rattle from the rear on convertible bodies) rather than a pattern.

BMW runs roughly 340 US dealers with dense metro coverage and thinner rural reach, and service satisfaction rates above the luxury-brand average. Every 2022 4 Series also shipped with BMW Ultimate Care, three years/36,000 miles of included scheduled maintenance, which removes cost friction from the early service relationship.

Parts are easy to source — the G22 shares its B48/B58 powertrains and most hardware with the high-volume G20 3 Series, and the BMW aftermarket (FCP Euro, ECS Tuning, Turner) is deep. Cost is the problem: OEM parts and BMW dealer labor put annual out-of-warranty upkeep far above mainstream norms.

The G22 4 Series launched for 2021 with an 8.8" Control Display standard and the 10.25" screen bundled into optional Live Cockpit Professional; for the 2022 model year BMW made Live Cockpit Professional (10.25" Control Display + 12.3" instrument cluster) standard across the 3/4 Series range. No larger screen exists on this generation until the 14.9" Curved Display arrives with the 2025 LCI.

The 2022 4 Series runs iDrive 7 — a mature, fast system in its final full year, with the physical iDrive rotary controller, real climate hard keys and steering-wheel shortcuts alongside touch input, which reviewers repeatedly cite as the best-balanced control layout in the class. It lands slightly above the 2023 car's early iDrive 8 software, which added graphics but buried functions deeper in menus.

Wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto are standard on every 2022 4 Series Coupe trim (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive, M4, M4 Competition) with no subscription — BMW dropped its earlier CarPlay subscription and never charged for it on this generation.

BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant ("Hey BMW") is standard and handles natural-language climate, navigation and vehicle-function commands, and navigation with BMW Maps cloud routing and Real Time Traffic Information is standard for 2022 (it was bundled with Live Cockpit Professional before). Capable enough that owners need not default to phone projection, though the iDrive 7 assistant is a step behind the later iDrive 8 version in comprehension.

Standard 10-speaker, 205-watt HiFi audio is clean if unremarkable; the optional Harman Kardon Surround Sound System (16 speakers, 464 watts) is a genuine upgrade and is the top tier offered — no Bowers & Wilkins option exists on the 4 Series as it does on the 8 Series.

The 12.3" fully digital instrument cluster became standard on the 2022 4 Series with Live Cockpit Professional (it cost extra in 2021). Crisp and reconfigurable by drive mode with an integrated map view; the layout is more functional than beautiful and less visually integrated than the later Curved Display, but it is standard on the volume trim.

BMW Remote Software Upgrade is supported on the iDrive 7 G22 and delivers periodic over-the-air updates to infotainment, maps and some vehicle functions via the embedded modem or the My BMW app. Scope is narrower than whole-vehicle OTA from Tesla or Rivian, and narrower than what the iDrive 8 cars gained from 2023 onward, but it is more than maps-only.

The My BMW app covers lock/unlock, vehicle location, status and remote climate/engine start, and BMW Digital Key lets a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch act as a key. On this car it is the NFC version — the phone must be tapped on the driver's door handle — not the ultra-wideband Digital Key Plus, which in 2022 was confined to iDrive 8 models such as the iX. Digital Key also depends on Comfort Access, which is optional on the volume 430i.

Four USB ports are standard (USB-A plus USB-C up front, USB-C for the rear seats), which is adequate but not generous, and the wireless charging tray is an extra-cost item rather than standard equipment. No 120V household outlet is offered.

Comfort Access keyless entry with push-button start is standard on the M440i xDrive and M4 but is an extra on the volume 430i, arriving via the Convenience Package or the Premium Package — a notable omission at a ~$46K base price when mainstream rivals include it. Remote engine start and the NFC Digital Key ride along with those packages.

Rear-view camera and Park Distance Control (front and rear sensors) are standard on all 2022 trims; the optional Parking Assistance Package adds Surround View with 3D visualization, Parking Assistant Plus for automated parallel/perpendicular parking, and Backup Assistant. Image quality is good, and the automation is genuinely useful in a car with this much blind rear three-quarter.

A full-color head-up display projecting speed, navigation directions and driver-assist status is available on the volume 430i inside the $2,150 Premium Package and within the higher option groups on M440i and M4. Broadly attainable and well executed, but not standard on any trim.

Two full LATCH sets serve the rear outboard buckets, and the long doors open wide, but every child and seat still has to go through the front aperture past a tilted front seat — the daily-logistics penalty of a two-door. The 4 is meaningfully better than a 2 Series at it (34.5 in rear legroom, a 12.0 cu ft trunk that swallows a stroller, 40/20/40 folding rear seatback), yet the fixed rear console means only two rear positions exist and the 35.2 in rear headroom limits how long a rear-facing seat stays workable.

The Active Driving Assistant suite is standard on the volume 430i — forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, low-speed automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind-spot warning and rear cross-traffic warning — which is a solid baseline. It falls short of the top band because adaptive cruise with stop & go, lane centering and the surround-view camera are all extra-cost packages, and NHTSA never published a full crash battery for the 2022 4 Series Coupe, so a family buying the base car is trusting platform inference rather than a posted overall star rating.

The rear buckets are shaped and padded well enough for adults over a real stretch and the cabin is quiet, but the coupe has no rear climate zone or rear vent control, the fast roofline puts rear heads near the glass, and there is no rear entertainment provision. Four-up with luggage, the 12.0 cu ft trunk is the limiting factor on anything longer than a weekend.

This is what the 430i is best at: the B48 2.0T is smooth and torque-rich from 1,600 rpm, the ZF 8-speed is among the best automatics sold, and the standard suspension is genuinely compliant rather than punitive. Only the firm seat padding, the auto stop/start restarts and summer rubber on M Sport cars keep it from the very top of the band.

28 MPG combined from a 255 hp luxury coupe is respectable and a highway-biased commute genuinely returns it, but the fuel is premium-required, the EPA annual bill is $2,700, insurance runs near $2,800/yr and BMW consumables and out-of-warranty labor sit well above the industry average. The 3-year/36,000-mile Ultimate Care maintenance included with the car offsets the first few years of that.

At roughly 188 in long and 72.9 in wide the G22 is a compact-executive footprint, easy enough in a garage, and a rearview camera plus Parking Assistant are standard. It gives up ground to a 2 Series on both size and sightlines — the thick C-pillars and shallow rear glass mean you lean on the camera, and the surround-view system that would fix that is an optional package.

BMW publishes no tow rating for the 4 Series Coupe in the US market and offers no factory hitch, there is no bed or payload provision, and the usable load space is a 12.0 cu ft trunk through a coupe lid. The 255 hp four is smooth but the car is not engineered or warranted for load work.

The underlying hardware is durable — the B48 four and ZF 8-speed have a good service record and the 2022 4 Series rates above average for reliability — but nothing about the car is built for abuse: low ground clearance, run-flat low-profile tires, leatherette and open-pore trim rather than wear surfaces, and no fleet or commercial presence at all. Repair costs when something does break are premium-brand.

Provisions amount to trunk bag hooks, a 12V socket and USB-C ports — there is no onboard AC inverter, no bed or rail system, no washable surfaces and no upfitter ecosystem. The one relevant accessory is the roof rack base system, which is a leisure-carrier mount rather than a work fitting.

A genuinely good tourer: roughly 440–450 miles between fills, a quiet fixed-roof cabin, an unexpectedly supple ride and supportive sport seats. Two things cap it — several testers found the seat padding firm enough to need breaking in, and the adaptive cruise with stop & go plus lane centering that most eats highway fatigue is an option, not standard kit.

Better placed than most sport coupes thanks to optional xDrive all-wheel drive and a genuine BMW roof rack base system that takes bike carriers, ski racks and roof boxes, plus a ski pass-through in the rear seat. It stays well below the middle band because ground clearance is car-low, there is no tow rating for toys, no camping-friendly flat load floor or outlets, and M Sport cars ship on summer tires.

Above average for a two-door: the 12.0 cu ft trunk is a usable square shape, the rear seatback splits 40/20/40 with a center pass-through for long items, and the roof rack system adds real capacity above the roof. What it lacks is the flexibility of a hatch — a fixed narrow trunk aperture, no underfloor storage of note, and no hitch for a cargo tray.

Chassis composure is the 430i's strongest dynamic suit: the G22 gets a wider track, extra body stiffening and a lower center of gravity than the G20 3 Series it shares a platform with, and testers report quicker turn-in, a neutral balance and very little roll, with the optional Adaptive M Suspension and M Sport limited-slip differential sharpening it further. It sits just below the top band because the volume 430i is tuned for composure rather than adjustability — it is secure and quick rather than playful, and the outright grip figures come from summer-tire M Sport cars.

The one dynamic area every reviewer flags. The rack is quick, accurate and well weighted, so the car goes where it is pointed, but the electric assist filters out road texture and Sport mode adds heft without adding information — the optional variable sport steering does not change that. Precise enough to be secure, too isolated to be rewarding, which is exactly the 50–79 'precise but numb' band.

Stopping power is genuinely strong — Edmunds measured 109 ft from 60 mph on a 2022 430i coupe and 105 ft on a 430i with the Dynamic Handling Package's larger brakes, both good numbers for a ~3,700 lb luxury coupe. Pedal calibration is what holds it out of the top band: multiple testers describe the response as grabby at low speed and not quite linear in normal driving.

The B48 2.0T and ZF 8-speed Steptronic are a benchmark drivability pairing — 295 lb-ft from roughly 1,550 rpm means near-zero turbo lag off the line, kickdown is immediate at highway speed, and shifts are smooth in Comfort and crisp in Sport. It stops short of impeccable only because the 2022 430i has no 48V mild-hybrid system (that arrives with the 2025 LCI), so auto stop/start restarts are the one audible, felt shudder in an otherwise seamless driveline.

Inoffensive rather than pleasant. The four is well isolated at cruise and there is no coarseness or vibration through the controls, but the character it does have is largely piped through the audio system, and reviewers of a car wearing coupe bodywork consistently ask for more genuine engine and exhaust voice than the B48 delivers — the inline-six M440i is where that arrives.

The G22 coupe's 11.4 m turning diameter is mid-pack for the segment — a consequence of the 112.2 in wheelbase and wide front track rather than of poor steering lock. It is tighter than the 430i Gran Coupe (12.0 m) but not notably maneuverable for a two-door.

BMW's front seats and control layout remain a class strength — power sport seats with adjustable side bolsters and thigh extension, a dash canted toward the driver, and physical climate and iDrive controls that stay within reach rather than migrating into a screen. Two things keep it out of the top band: the low, two-door seating position with long doors makes ingress and egress more of a drop-and-climb than in the 3 Series, and the standard moonroof cuts front headroom to 38.0 in, which reviewers flag for drivers over about six feet.

Satisfying and quick without being memorable. The 430i is fast enough (5.5 s to 60), superbly balanced and easy to drive briskly, and reviewers concede it delivers most of the M440i experience for far less money — but the numb wheel, muted engine voice and comfort-first damping mean it entertains through competence rather than character. Enthusiast recommendations in this body point up the range to the M440i and M4.

2022 was a genuine content year for the G22: BMW made Live Cockpit Professional standard across the range (12.3-inch digital cluster plus 10.25-inch touchscreen), along with ambient lighting and an upgraded Bluetooth package, on top of an already-standard moonroof, sport seats, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto and Active Driving Assistant. What holds it to mid-band is BMW's long-standing options strategy — at the 430i Coupe's $45,800 base MSRP the car still lacks heated seats, a heated steering wheel, lumbar support, keyless Comfort Access and blind-spot monitoring, all of which live in packages that push a realistically equipped car past $51,000.

Fair rather than generous. The 430i's $45,800 entry undercuts a Mercedes C 300 coupe by only a few hundred dollars and sits above an Audi A5, and it delivers 255 hp with class-competitive tech, so nothing here is overpriced — but options inflate a typical car by $5,000–$10,000 and projected five-year ownership costs are called out as high for the class, which erodes the content-for-price case. The one standout is the M440i: 382 hp of turbocharged inline-six with a 48V mild-hybrid system at $56,700 delivers much of the M4's experience for roughly $20,000 less, which is the strongest value argument in the lineup.

Unusually wide for a two-door. For 2022 the nameplate spans 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i, M440i xDrive, M4 and M4 Competition across three body styles (coupe, convertible, and the newly launched second-generation Gran Coupe), with rear- or all-wheel drive on most, a six-speed manual still offered on the M4, and a deep package and individual-option catalog. The MSRP spread runs roughly $45,800 to well past $76,000 — a well-spaced ladder rather than a take-it-or-leave-it lineup.

2022 was the nameplate's peak US year and its trajectory was sharply upward — 41,571 units, up 81% on 2021's 22,937 as the second-generation range filled out with the Gran Coupe and the xDrive variants. In a segment where two-door sales have been collapsing industry-wide, the 4 Series even outsold BMW's own 3 Series in Q2 2022. It falls short of the top band only because the figure covers all three body styles rather than the coupe alone, and volume receded in the years after.

BMW was the best-selling US luxury brand in this period and carries an aspirational, enthusiast-anchored image that supports both satisfaction and resale, with the M4 halo sitting directly above this car. The one real drag is model-specific rather than brand-level: the G22's oversized vertical kidney grille was the most polarizing styling decision in the segment and is flagged as a demerit in essentially every US review.

Scored from the buyer's side, 2022 was close to the worst case. The semiconductor shortage left BMW inventory thin all year, manufacturer incentives and subvented financing on the 4 Series were effectively withdrawn, and transactions commonly landed at or above sticker with dealer addendums on the more desirable M440i and M4 builds. Cars were routinely ordered and waited for rather than negotiated.

About as fresh as a model year gets. The second-generation G22 4 Series launched in June 2020 as a 2021 US model, so 2022 is only the second year of a new generation — and it is a change year, not a carry-over: BMW added the M440i xDrive coupe and convertible, launched the all-new second-generation Gran Coupe, and standardized the current Live Cockpit Professional displays. No redesign risk for a 2022 buyer; the LCI facelift was still three model years away.

Well reviewed and consistently recommended, but rarely the outright winner of a comparison test. Aggregate scores cluster in the good-not-great range — Car and Driver 8.5/10, U.S. News 7.5/10, The Car Connection 7.0/10 — with praise concentrated on the powertrain, chassis composure and infotainment, and the recurring deductions being the grille, filtered steering feel and ownership costs. Awards exist but are secondary (What Car? Coupé of the Year for the 420i M Sport, KBB best-luxury-convertible listing) rather than the class-defining honors the M4 collects.