39% of 127 verified Nextbase 622GWowners don't recommend it, and 4 describe specific problems — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 47% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“I have nextbase 622gw. Honestly, overpriced. I'd get a blackvue next time”— ASassyTitan on Reddit
“Three months after we had it professionally installed, our car died in our driveway one morning. AAA diagnosed it as a problem with the dashcam drawing too much power and draining the car battery.”— reckless_commenter on Reddit
“Its a Nextbase 622GW, 4k, I actually want to replace it as it has many issues.”— DavrosMackenzie on Reddit
“Thanks. I bought a Nextbase 622GW Dashcam at Bestbuy last Friday, as it touted having a live view functionality. After leaving it charging overnight, the battery was down to 25% after being on for 20 minutes not connected to a power source, and the mobile app for iOS was so janky that even when the device connected to the cam's Wi-Fi, the app would always re”— officerfett on Reddit
“My nextbase was nothing but trouble. Constant overheat issues (on not-hot days) and 2 suction mounts failed. I had the 622GW, the best in their lineup.”— KATOMK6 on Reddit
“I can’t recommend it though as the app is terrible, and it refused to work well with a branded SD card that otherwise met the required specifications, I had to spend £65 to get the NextBase branded card.”— acmp42 on Reddit
“My 622GW keeps falling off. It’s been hard wired and for the second time in ten months (new sticky pad) it’s fallen off. Just hanging and lovely view of the tree tops. I’ve had enough.”— Belamba on Reddit
“Don’t get the 622GW if you have an iPhone 12 or above. Just got off the phone with Nextbase and you can only use liveview with cellular data off or in airplane mode.”— brooklensMatt on Reddit
“I had a 622GW. it would barely record. I would get on, drive for 10 minutes, and the camera would record maybe 2 or 3 one minute clips. Tried different SD cards, same issue.”— MrFastFox666 on Reddit
“Nextbase 622GW don't bother wasting 500. Less than a year old internal battery fails. Your out the cash. Get something else. Inherent battery issues never resolved.”— Jazzlike-Weakness838 on Reddit
“I wouldn't recommend the 622GW. It's a very heavy camera and that makes it vibrate on the mount. It has a battery and runs hot. I found the rear camera hardware to be subpar.”— RubberReptile on Reddit
“I have an old 622GW and I went through absolute hell trying to get mine to connect to the app to transfer files, had issues with locking up, and it would also randomly stop recording.”— Shartfer_brains on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“I have the nextbase 622GW which can do 4K@30fps or 2K@60fps. I find that 30fps is enough to identify plates in most cases. When I’ve tested 60fps it seems the gain in frame rate is offset by the drop in resolution so it’s actually worse.”— TheStoicNihilist on Reddit
“We have nextbase as well the 622GW, and like you said it does restart on its own every now and then.”— wrevz on Reddit
“I also experienced freezing and recording issues. Update: I found the 12.4 version on a forum and didn’t experience the issues when test recording for a few minutes!!”— John2023_ on r/dashcams
“does it have a battery and does it have parking mode? Mine said it does, but turns out it won't activate without buying their hardwire kit.”— One_Local5586 on r/ToyotaTundra