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BMW i8 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the BMW i8, across 3 model years from 2014 to 2020. The 2020 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Model years
3

2014–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2020

1 recalls

Owner complaints
10

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW i8 across 4 model years; the most, 5, concern the 2015.

Across all BMW i8 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 5 complaints), then the engine (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW i8 in 2020: 3, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW i8 is electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery, in 1 model-year listing.

The newest BMW i8 recall, 20V601000, was reported on September 30, 2020 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016 BMW i8, model year owners have filed complaints about.

BMW i8 years to avoid

Too few BMW i8 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW i8, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2020111not ranked
2016030not ranked
2015152not ranked
2014110not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW i8 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW i8

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY1
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK1

BMW i8 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW i8 recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW i8, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V601000September 30, 2020electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020fire and injury4,509
15V882000December 28, 2015electronic stability control (esc)2015crash16
14V674000October 27, 2014fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank2014fire223

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW i8. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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