NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 BMW i3 Recalls
The 2016 BMW i3 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 16, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 BMW i3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 BMW i3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 BMW i3
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V720000
- Reported
- November 16, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017 i3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 17V088000
- Reported
- February 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,130
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017 i3
2016 BMW i3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2016 BMW i3, the newest on June 12, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 BMW i3, the component group named most often is the structure (30%), followed by the steering (24%) and the air bags (18%).
1 of the 2016 BMW i3's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2016 BMW i3 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure10
- Steering8
- Air Bags6
- Electrical System5
- Power Train3
- Engine2
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 BMW i3 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 11. 24% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 33 complaints about the 2016 BMW i3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW i3 by model year
Other 2016 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted