Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-16 | 17V720000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 32,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | After purchasing this car used, I signed up for MyBMW remote services. My account portal stated Emergency SOS call but… |
| 2025-12-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The roof is delaminating causing a danger to my vehicle and others |
| 2025-09-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Summary On September 30, 2025, the passenger in a 2017 BMW i3 REX was involved in a severe frontal collision with a Gas… |
| 2025-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There was an electrical fault in the door handle, specifically for the comfort access function circuit inside the handl… |
| 2025-06-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The rear window shattered for no apparent reason. I was directly next to the vehicle with the tailgate closed when I w… |
| 2025-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The carbon fiber roof is bubbling and disintegrating. I have one section behind the passenger door that is the size of … |
| 2025-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Carbon fiber Roof delaminate and risk of flying off |
| 2024-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Pieces of my roof flew off. |
| 2024-06-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle has just over 35000 miles of light normal use as a second family vehicle. It developed a loud grinding nois… |
| 2024-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Message saying driver restraint failure, air bags may not deploy properly. Random event, has been an issue with bmw i3 … |
| 2024-04-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I'm writing this in anticipation of my carbon-fiber roof failing, though it has not yet. It is showing standard early … |
| 2024-01-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A BMW i3 caught fire in our garage. Maintenance on the car had been performed the day prior and it was found that the … |
| 2024-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Carbon roof delaminating due to lack of UV protection. Parts of i3 roofs dethatching at highway speeds. |
| 2024-01-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Roof is bubbling, wrinkling, and looks like it is de-laminating |
| 2023-11-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The roof of my car is delaminating. It's discoloring and developing bubbles. I looked online and found this is a common… |
| 2023-08-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Clear coat on the roof is bubbling and peeling. Could potentially come off as a large sheet and fly off hitting another… |
| 2023-07-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | In extreme heat (119 temp outside) BMW charger was plugged into port and melted. Could have caused a fire. |
| 2023-02-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This has happened twice: I was driving on the expressway and didn’t hear anything hitting my little sunroof, just sudde… |
| 2023-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway, the vehicle's electric motor suddenly died. Because this is an electric vehicle, the car … |
| 2022-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In emergency situations when activating the horn, there is an unacceptable delay between when the horn is pressed and w… |
| 2022-02-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 BMW I3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wiper flu… |
| 2021-10-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The car turned off while driving and presented a "drivetrain" error message. The car lost power but I was able to safe… |
| 2021-09-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I had just turned on the car a few minutes prior to the incident and I was approaching an intersection to turn left ont… |
| 2021-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Passenger restraint … |
| 2021-04-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | ROADS WERE CLEAR BUT EDGES SLUSHY. TEMP WAS 27 DEGREES.DROVE 2 MILES AT 40ISH MPH TO STARBUCKS, GOT COFFEE. NORMAL RE… |
| 2021-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? There seems to be a … |
| 2021-01-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 BMW I3. The contact stated that there were discolored bubbles developing on the roof of the veh… |
| 2020-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN ECO PRO PLUS MOOD. WHILE SPEED IS ABOVE 56MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SOMTIMES AUTOMATICALLY BREAK TO 5… |
| 2020-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 BMW I3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPEND… |
| 2020-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE ON A CITY STREET, SUDDENLY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT SIDE, THE STEE… |
| 2019-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A DAY AFTER THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE. WHILE DRIVING ON I 95 WITH RANGE EXTENDER, NOTICED THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION ALE… |
| 2019-09-27 | STEERING | No | 1 | WHILEEXITING A PARKING PLACE ALONG A CURB - SLIGHT VEER OUT,ON DRY PAVEMENT, NIGHTIME, ON AN AVERAGECITY STREET. STEERI… |
| 2019-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY'S HOV LANE (FULLY CHARGED, NOT ON THE EXTENDED RANGE), THE CAR GAVE "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTIO… |
| 2019-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRIC STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. STEERING FELT SLUGGISH AND DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE… |
| 2019-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE IS RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION GOING UP HILL. ANTILOCK BRAKES … |
| 2019-06-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | DROVE CAR 8 MILES AS NORMAL. GOT BACK IN CAR AND STEERING WAS ABNORMAL. FELT AS IF HAD A FLAT (WHICH DID NOT). IN STEER… |
| 2019-03-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT, STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT. I FELT RESISTANCE AND I CLEARLY NEEDED BOTH HANDS T… |
| 2019-02-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES HEAVY, MAKING VEHICLE HARDER TO CONTROL. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN CLEARS T… |
| 2019-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR STOPPED ALL OF SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY HEADS-UP. SIMPLY SAID CALL DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION PLEASE CALL ROADS… |
| 2019-02-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A PARKING SPORT OR ACCELERATING FROM LOW VELOCITY, THE POWER STEERING ON … |
| 2018-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | SOME TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HEAVY ( HARD TO TURN) AND HAS A BIAS TO TURN ONE SIDE OVER THE OTHER. RESTA… |
| 2017-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OFF AND STARTED ON FIRE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE … |
| 2017-03-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM SNAPPED (STEEL FRACTURED) UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ROAD DAMAGE TO THE … |
| 2017-03-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS IRREGULAR, WHICH CAUSES EXTREME DISTORTION OF THE VIEW. DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AS THE DISTORTION … |
| 2017-02-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BMW LEASED ME AN I3 AFTER THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE ATTACHED AN INTERNAL BMW MEMO WHERE… |
| 2017-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND I WAS REACHING IN THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (DOOR SHUT). MY THIGH MADE CONTACT WITH THE D… |