BMW I3 2017

2017 BMW I3: what owners report

• Adaptive cruise control that disengages or ignores vehicles is a repeated US complaint on 2017 and 2019 cars, and the 2014 press test car showed the same habit.2014–2019
• Several owners find the electric range short, especially in winter, when 2017 owners report about 60 to 90 miles and the 2014 press car dropped to 48.2014–2017
• The narrow rear tyres wear out quickly and are costly, several owners say; a 2017 owner and the 2014 press car also got sidewall bubbles from potholes, with no spare.2014–2017
• A failed A/C compressor can send metal debris into the refrigerant-cooled battery; US repair quotes run from about $7,000 to over $21,000, and it tops the 2017 complaint list.2014–2017