Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 BMW I3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving my 2016 BMW i3 with Range Extender, the vehicle experiences sudden and complete loss of propulsion at ver… |
| 2025-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Faulty airbag warning |
| 2025-04-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 BMW I3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and the… |
| 2025-02-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Translucent protection coat on roof delaminated; pieces blown into air. Bare roof and some coat pieces available for in… |
| 2024-08-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Roof panel is deteriorating and loosing integrity. Outer laminate coat broke down in general sun conditions, and now un… |
| 2024-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The roof has bubbled and peeled away leaving an exposed permeable roof, meaning if it rains, water will get into the ca… |
| 2023-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The roof is bubbling and peeling up. Water gets in it when it rains, then it bubbles greatly. BMW won’t fix it, repair … |
| 2023-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The carbon fiber roof of my 2016 BMW i3 REx is really starting to bubble and wrinkle. After taking it to two shops any … |
| 2023-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My bmw i3 has a faulty wiring harness or some other defect that is causing my car to turn off the airbag system. This i… |
| 2023-07-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Roof peeling |
| 2023-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Battery degradation |
| 2023-01-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 BMW I3. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult… |
| 2023-01-12 | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 BMW I3. The contact stated that the driver restraint warning light was illuminated. The vehicle… |
| 2023-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The roof on outside is starting to flake off in chunks and expose bottom layers. |
| 2021-10-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | Previously reported a steering incident no. 11438343. Dealer indidicated that there was a "bug in the software" and th… |
| 2021-10-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Vehicle experiences periodic loss of "power steering". Very difficult to steer or control. Steering does not re-cente… |
| 2021-10-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Involved in a frontal collision and air bag did not deploy. Airbag could've prevented more serious injuries suffered. I… |
| 2021-08-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 BMW I3. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the contact heard a whistling sound, and the r… |
| 2021-05-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My carbon fiber composite roof is delaminating and separating. There is a risk that the degradation of the roof will be… |
| 2021-03-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE IN MOTION - OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAY - MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO… |
| 2020-09-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVERY 3 TO 21 DAYS, MY STEERING PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. THIS OCCURS ON FLAT ROADS ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE TO PULL THE S… |
| 2020-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ON A FREEWAY DRIVING AROUND 65MPH FRONT CAR CAME TO SUDDEN STOP SO APPLIED BRAKES AT FULL STRENGTH BUT CAR CONTINUED AT… |
| 2020-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STARTED THE CAR AFTER CHARGING IT OVERNIGHT AND "DRIVETRAIN: STOP CAREFULLY" AND "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION" APPEARED ON… |
| 2019-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING BECOMES HEAVY INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES LIKE THERE IS NO STEERING ASSIST. ALSO WHEEL DOES NOT COME BACK … |
| 2019-09-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A TWO-LANE PAVED CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE STEERING BECAME HEAVY AND PULLED STRONGLY TO… |
| 2019-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW I3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, BOTH WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED, AND THE … |
| 2019-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD SPEED ABOUT 40-50 MPH, STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN. THE WHEEL… |
| 2018-10-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Loses power "without warning"; actually, when the REX turns on it automatically mentions that power "could be" lost whe… |
| 2018-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR HATCH GLASS SHATTERED AT TAIL LIGHTS. 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. GLASS IS NOT REPLACEABLE, SO WHOLE HATCH ASSEM… |
| 2017-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING AT AROUND 9:15 AM PREPARING TO PARK BMW I3 ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN TO THE GAR… |
| 2016-11-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE "STOP AND GO" CRUISE CONTROL HAS DISENGAGED OVER 100 TIMES AND HAS SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON 5 TIMES. I H… |
| 2016-04-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN ELECTRIC RANGE IS OUT, THE ENGINE KICKS IN AND SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROP TO 50+MPH ON THE FREEWAY CLIMBING UP A HILL … |