Most Active Tourers cost under £40,000 new, but some plug-in hybrids cost more, so the road tax on them is £620 for the first six years.
The 2 Series Active Tourer has Condition-Based Servicing that flags up when maintenance is required. With normal driving, an oil service is due every 16,000 miles or so, and as
a rule of thumb you’ll pay £209-£231 for this (depending on engine); an oil and filter change costs £326-£348. With new air and fuel filters, this jumps to £598-£663, while fresh brake fluid is required every other year at £152. All engines are chain-driven, so there are no cambelts to replace.
Recalls
BMW has recalled the 2 Series Active Tourer nine times so far. The first two actions came in May and October 2022, because of faulty airbag software. Recall three came in May 2023, because some cars had rear seatbelt problems.
There were four recalls in 2024, the first three due to brake servo problems. The first came in March because of hardware glitches, the second was due to contamination of electrical contacts, and the third was down to faulty welds in the servo. The fourth, in November 2024 was because some front-end panels weren’t fitted correctly on the production line.
There have been two recalls in 2025. The first, in July, was due to poor earths for the hybrid battery, and the second, in September, was because of faulty front seatbelts.
Driver Power owner satisfaction
As a relatively niche model, the 2 Series Active Tourer hasn’t appeared in any of our surveys, although the 2 Series coupé has. This year the second-generation 2 Series made its Driver Power survey debut in an impressive 10th place. Owners especially love the navigation systems and driving experience, with first and second places respectively, but there are plenty of other top-10 scores. Not quite so impressively, BMW came 14th out of 32 entries in our 2024 Brands survey.
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