2026 BMW 8-Series

BMW's privacy policy is notoriously long, complicated, and filled with legalese, making it hard for buyers to understand how their personal data will be collected, used, and shared. This opacity is co...

The 2026 BMW 8-Series lacks the facelift update received by other models, missing the ability to display Apple CarPlay navigation on the instrument cluster. Owners who value this integration for glanc...

In comfort mode, the brake pedal has excessive dead travel before engaging, making stopping feel inconsistent and disconcerting. This reduces driver confidence during braking.

The 2026 BMW 8-Series offers a bewildering array of modes, options, and configurations for driver settings, ADAS, and performance, overwhelming users trying to customize the vehicle.

The infotainment system in the 2026 BMW 8-Series is not the most intuitive in its class, complicating navigation and control. Additionally, the steering wheel controls for the system are difficult to ...

BMW's vehicles and My BMW app collect vast amounts of personal information including name, email, phone, address, contacts, location, driving data, vehicle images, environmental and sensor data (radar...

BMW shares collected personal, location, and vehicle data with affiliates, dealers, service providers, business partners, marketing companies, insurance carriers, advertisers, and data brokers like Ot...

The vehicle's telematics unit uses GPS to continuously track precise location, direction of travel, and shares it with BMW NA as they deem reasonable, plus during service requests, airbag deployment, ...

BMW vehicles and app are equipped with interior/exterior cameras and microphones that capture video, images, audio, or speech data during triggered events if activated. Mozilla confirms they can snoop...

The My BMW app allows deletion of collected app data via settings, and users can submit deletion requests via Privacy Center, though not all data (e.g., vehicle data, BMW ID) is deletable and retentio...

BMW uses collected personal and vehicle data to make inferences about owners' preferences, habits, and characteristics for targeted advertising and marketing.

BMW discloses location, telematics, audio/video data to law enforcement, legal proceedings, subpoenas, or to enforce terms as required.

The Digital Key feature in BMW's Connected Drive lets owners share vehicle access with others via smartphone. Owners complain about built-in limitations such as speed caps and radio volume restriction...