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BMW I8

Every BMW I8 model year on file, 2014 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years100 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years72014 to 2020

Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins884Summed across model years

By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 50% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Electrical system leads the BMW I8 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Suspension

Tires

Stability and traction control

Airbags

Seat belts

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW I8 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 I8 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2020	Convertible	1	0.0	50	1	1	15
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	2	87
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2	11
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	2	153
2016	Coupe	3	0.0	100	0	2	197
2015	Coupe	5	0.0	100	1	2	209
2014	Coupe	1	0.0	20	1	2	212

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW I8

20V-601 Sep 30, 2020
Debris may have entered one or more of the hybrid battery cells during their production
Electrical system · 4,509 vehicles
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
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
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-882 Dec 28, 2015
Improperly drilled holes within the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) hydraulic unit may restrict one or more pistons impairing the DSC functions,…
Stability and traction control · 16 vehicles
14V-674 Oct 27, 2014
Bolt used to attach a ground cable between the tank and the vehicle chassis may not have been properly welded during manufacturing
Fuel system · 223 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.