8.3

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,963 miles

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2016 BMW i3 body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2016 BMW i3 Owner Comments

problem #7

Oct 012023

i3

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The roof is bubbling and peeling up. Water gets in it when it rains, then it bubbles greatly. BMW won-??t fix it, repair shops don-??t want to fix it because it-??s an obscure roof. They recommend I take it to BMW which won-??t fix it (roof replacement suggested). I just bought this car and drive it as normal, and the special carbon fiber roof is degrading too fast.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #6

Jan 012023

i3

  • miles
The roof on outside is starting to flake off in chunks and expose bottom layers.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #5

Jul 132023

i3

  • miles
Roof peeling

- Aibonito, PR, USA

problem #4

Aug 012023

i3

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The carbon fiber roof of my 2016 BMW i3 REx is really starting to bubble and wrinkle. After taking it to two shops any mitigation would cost hundreds of dollars to address. The roof is starting to peel and am worried about water getting to the car. BMW should have engineered these roofs differently. They should be responsible to cost associated with fixing them.

- Humble, TX, USA

problem #3

May 032021

i3

  • miles
My carbon fiber composite roof is delaminating and separating. There is a risk that the degradation of the roof will become so bad that it will separate off my car while driving and may hit another car. This is a common problem with bmw i3 roofs. It is crazy that the entire roof panel can structurally fail but because it isn-??t steel/rust bmw isn-??t worried about it.

- Laguna Hills, CA, USA

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problem #2

Aug 172021

i3

  • 19,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 BMW I3. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the contact heard a whistling sound, and the roof detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 19,000.

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #1

Oct 062018

i3

  • 8,744 miles
Rear hatch glass shattered at tail lights. 2nd time in less than a year. Glass is not replaceable, so whole hatch assembly needs to be installed. Very poor design and wasteful. Around $2000 to fix

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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