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BMW I3

Every BMW I3 model year on file, 2015 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years15910 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82015 to 2022
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,002Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 52, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02040602015201620175220182019202020212022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the BMW I3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
41
Structure
33
Electrical system
25
Powertrain
17
Airbags
17
Speed control
14
Fuel system
13
Engine and cooling
8
Brakes
5
Seat belts
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW I3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW I3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2022Not decoded0NoneNone014
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0121
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0140
2019Hatchback137.71001143
2018Hatchback140.010031143
2017Hatchback527.730631201
2016Hatchback339.126421256
2015Hatchback474.327731294
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW I3

  • 19V-599 Aug 14, 2019
    Circuit board problem within the Electric Motor Electronics (EME) module may shutdown the supply of high-voltage electrical power
    Electrical system · 139 vehicles
  • 19V-310 Apr 17, 2019
    Circuit board problem within the Electric Motor Electronics (EME) module may shutdown the supply of high voltage electrical power
    Electrical system · 159 vehicles
  • 18V-652 Sep 20, 2018
    Capacitors within the TurboCord Portable Chargers may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or a fire
    Equipment · 3,501 vehicles
  • 17V-720 Nov 16, 2017
    Unbelted, small adult, drivers may be at a higher risk of neck injury in the event of a frontal crash
    Airbags · 32k vehicles
  • 17V-088 Feb 9, 2017
    Fuel tank vent line may rub against the ribbed wire protection sleeve of the battery positive (B+) cable, creating a hole in the vent line and…
    Fuel system · 19k vehicles
  • 16V-914 Dec 20, 2016
    Affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 3,506 vehicles
  • 15V-628 Oct 7, 2015
    Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed crash
    Airbags · 6,073 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.