Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2015 BMW I3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | When driving down the interstate the carbon fiber roof suddenly delaminated of its top layer causing the cars behind me… |
| 2025-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Carbon fiber roof is experiencing sun damage beyond what is normal. |
| 2025-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | roof damage |
| 2024-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | airbag failed. alert light went on. Had to be replaced. |
| 2023-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The carbon fiber roof of my 2015 is de-laminating and the resin coating is bubbling. BMW knows its an issue for all I3'… |
| 2023-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The carbon fiber roof is delaminating. The outer layer is pulling away from the base layer. I understand that this is a… |
| 2023-06-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Roof is delaminating and bubbling in some areas and chunks off roof have been flying impacting other cars windshield wh… |
| 2023-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The composite roof is blistering and beginning to delaminate. |
| 2022-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 BMW I3. The contact stated that after turning on the fan, there was plastic particles blowing o… |
| 2022-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The roof has delaminated and is causing leaks within the main cabin yes available for inspection upon request. The str… |
| 2022-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? What I am certain is… |
| 2021-08-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Carbon fiber roof panel is bubbling and coming apart. BMW reports this is a structural component of the car and is desi… |
| 2021-07-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering malfunctioned causing steering to be very stiff. This happened whenever the car exceeded about 25 MPH, a… |
| 2021-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WITH SEAT BELT ON. |
| 2021-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ONLY 5 YEARS OLD 41K MILES, MINT CONDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING "DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION… |
| 2021-01-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BMW I3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CHARGING PORT OVERHEATED WHILE CHARGING AND MEL… |
| 2021-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I am the owner of my BMWi3. We live in a retirement community in Florida and it is the perfect vehicle for driving the… |
| 2020-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UPON VEHICLE STARTUP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAULT IN TH… |
| 2020-08-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) IN THE I3 IS SINGLE CAMERA BASED, AND WILL DEACTIVATE DURING A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS (… |
| 2020-08-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CONSOLE HAD A MESSAGE: "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION". I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT… |
| 2020-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING BECOMES LOPSIDED, IT'S LOOSE TO TURN ONE WAY, AND HARD TO TURN THE OTHER WAY, AS IF ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES IS … |
| 2020-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE TWO FLAT FRONT TIRES, BUT THEY ARE OF PROPER INFLATION. STEERING … |
| 2020-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING BECAME NOTCHY AND FELT LIKE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH. IT ALSO FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING TO… |
| 2020-01-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was driving uphill on a winding, narrow highway, California State Route 18, when the range extender kicked in and I h… |
| 2020-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2015 I3 REX JUST HAD THE STEERING GET REALLY HEAVY AS IF I HAD A FLAT AND IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO… |
| 2020-01-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. SEAT BELT JUST HANGS THERE. |
| 2019-09-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2015 I3 JUST HAD THE STEERING GET REALLY HEAVY AS IF I HAD A FLAT AND IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO C… |
| 2019-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN LAST 4 WEEKS, ON TWO OCCASIONS STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF A & HARD TO TURN. BOTH TIMES THE STEERING WAS VERY STIFF I… |
| 2019-06-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER POWERING-UP THE CAR, THE STEERING HAS BEEN VERY HEAVY AND PULLED TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGH… |
| 2019-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE I3'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN ME DRIVING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND … |
| 2019-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING HAS BECOME VERY STIFF REQUIRING A STRONG APPLICATION AT THE WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. |
| 2019-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREETS MULTIPLE EPISODES OF INTERMITTENT HEAVY, SLUGGISH, OR LOOSE STEERING HAS OCCUR… |
| 2019-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN DECEMBER I HAD A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR'S STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT- AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO A FLAT TIRE, … |
| 2019-02-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNS ITSELF OFF AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO REGENERATIVE BRAKING. THE SERVICE TECHNI… |
| 2019-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS TO 5MPH UNDER SOME CONDITIONS. THIS CAN BE EASILY AVOIDED BY RETURNING PROGRAMMING TO INTERNATIO… |
| 2018-12-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TWICE THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. EACH TIME THE FEEDBACK TO POWER ASSIST "FLOATED" IN AN UNDETER… |
| 2018-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, STEERING BECAME HEAVY, NOTCHY. IT WOULD NOT CENTER ITSELF; FOR EXAMPLE, AROUND A TURN, THE STEERING WHEE… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | SEAT BELT TWIST INTO THE RE-TRACTOR BACK OF THE SEAT AND CANNOT BE UNTWISTED BECAUSE THE TWIST REMAINS BEHIND THE SEAT … |
| 2018-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM REPORTING A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, GOING STRAIGHT. … |
| 2017-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT UP THE HILL DURING A RAINSTORM ON THE HIGHWAY IN CAMARILLO, CA. IT WENT FROM 65 DOWN TO 45. I… |
| 2016-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I TURNED ON THE CAR, OPENED THE GATE AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE LIGHTLY AND THE CAR FLEW OUT … |
| 2016-02-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACC (ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL) SURPRISINGLY STOPS WORKING WHEN FACING A BRIGHT SUN. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN, BUT IT TOOK ME… |
| 2016-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CHARGING CABLE WON'T UNLOCK FROM THE CAR BECAUSE OF A BAD ACTUATOR AND SOFTWARE BUG, AND THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR F… |
| 2015-12-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2015 BMW I3 WITH RANGE EXTENDER (REX) JUST HIT 1000 MILES. HAD FOR 6 WEEKS. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A FREEWAY AT 75 MP… |
| 2015-12-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BMW I3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ON AN EXTENDED RANGE, THE SPEED DECREASED TO BE… |
| 2015-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2015 BMW I3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RANGE EXTENDER SAFETY RECALL. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *… |