2022 BMW iX

Car and Driver (opens in a new tab) describes the iX as an all-new, all-electric model in BMW's lineup, offered at launch only in xDrive50 form with a pair of electric motors making 516 hp and standard all-wheel drive. DC fast charging is standard, and the iX can recharge from 10 to 80 percent in about 35 minutes on a 200-kW connection.

EPA rates the 2022 iX at 83 to 86 MPGe combined, with 305 to 324 miles of range and about $900 a year in fuel. The most efficient version, on the standard 20-inch wheels, earns 86 MPGe city and 87 highway. Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) lists a used xDrive50 at $35,900 from a dealer.

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the 2022 iX. Several involve the high-voltage battery, including 22V541000 and 22V944000 in 2022, and others cover the air bag control module software (22V240000), the instrument cluster (22V483000), the pedestrian warning sound (23V026000), a front driver's air bag (23V079000) and cruise control reactivation (23V409000). Two more, 25V395000 and 25V470000, were filed in July 2025.

Owners have filed 29 complaints: electrical system with 10, forward collision avoidance with 7, steering with 5 and vehicle speed control with 5. Consumer Reports (opens in a new tab) has a reliability page for the iX.

The Tesla Model X lists 91 to 102 MPGe combined with 311 to 348 miles of range and $750 to $850 a year in fuel. The Rivian R1S lists 69 MPGe with 316 miles of range and $1,100 a year. The iX sits between them on efficiency and trails the Model X on range.