2015 BMW 228I problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2015 BMW 228I, and 28% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (28%) and air bags (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 BMW 2281. The contact stated that when attempting to park the vehicle with the brake pedal engaged, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, went down an embankment, and the vehicle came to a stop after crashing into a tree. The contact also advised that the driver's and passenger frontal air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered seat belt bruises and injuries to the left shoulder, chest and right breast. The contacts front passenger also suffered injuries to the back and neck.
BMW hit vehicle directly in front while emergency braking from approximately 60 MPH and was subsequently hit directly from behind in I-70 4 car pile-up. The airbags deployed in vehicle in front (kia) and vehicle behind (audi) but did not deploy from BMW. Driver's chin was gashed open, probably from impact with steering wheel as a result of airbags not deploying. Whiplash, bruising, soreness also shown in driver following accident.
The engine quit running while on interstate highway. A message appeared on the dashboard screen "maximum drivetrain output not available." the engine re-started after pulling off the highway and placed in "park". This event occurred on two different occasions approximately 4000 miles apart.
As oem on my BMW 2 series are pirelli cinturato p7 a/s rft (BMW) bwauto - run flat, size:225/40r18, in the past 3 years I have had 6 flats due to potholes. These tires are inappropriate for the vehicle. Any simple bump and they blow. Even BMW warns about how they are not appropriate for cars and rough roads. I would like to see BMW replace these tires at their expense because they are inappropriate and a safety problem at highway speeds.
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