2023 BMW iX

MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) says that for 2023 BMW made minor adjustments to package names and content, and the EPA rates it 77 to 86 MPGe combined at $900 to $1,000 a year in electricity on fueleconomy.gov (opens in a new tab), against 77 to 103 MPGe for the Mercedes-Benz EQS.

NHTSA lists 12 recalls. Several concern the high-voltage battery: 22V541 says the battery may have a fault that can affect the traction system on 2022 to 2023 iX xDrive50 and iX M60 and some i4 models, 22V944 and 23V295 cover related propulsion faults, and 22V741 covers a transmission final drive gear in one 2023 iX M60. Two concern air bags: 22V240 covers the air bag control module's malfunction indicator light and 23V079 covers a front driver's air bag that may have been manufactured incorrectly. 23V026 covers the pedestrian warning sound generator, which could fail at startup, a compliance issue with federal noise standards for electric vehicles.

EvSeekers (opens in a new tab) adds that a 2025 battery-module recall (25V470) covering 71,286 units across the 2022 to 2025 iX, 2023 to 2024 i7 and 2024 i5 was still working through a phased remedy rollout, so a 2022 to 2024 iX bought soon after the campaign may not yet have parts available. Ask the seller which recalls were completed and whether the battery campaign's remedy has been done.

NHTSA holds 38 owner complaints on the 2023 iX: air bags 12, unclassified 10, forward collision avoidance 8, electrical system 7, power train 3 and vehicle speed control 3. ProblemsByVin (opens in a new tab) gives it a reliability score of 5.8 out of 10 based on those complaints and calls its rate of reported issues higher than average. Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) says a 2023 iX has depreciated $27,729, or 41 percent, in the last three years and has a current resale value of $39,300 and a trade-in value of $32,200, in the 75th to 100th percentile for depreciation among 2023 SUVs.