2016 BMW 228I problems
NHTSA has received 30 complaints about the 2016 BMW 228I, and 37% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (30%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 14 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 40,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Both front seat belts become easily tangled/twisted and will not retract. The only way to get out of the belt is to pull it all the way out and then it gets stuck all the way out and will not retract. This happens on average every 50 times of using the belt. I have returned it to dealer 5 times and untwist it, but told me there is no way to fix it. This happens to both seat belts (driver and passenger side front belts). This has been happening on this vehicle since I purchased it a year ago.
Was driving down the highway around 65MPH. There were no cars or trucks around me. As I was driving I suddenly heard a loud explosion type sound. I heard glass shatter and wind start to enter my car. I was absolutely shocked and almost lost control of my vehicle. I took the next exit off the highway and parked my car. Upon exiting, I saw a huge gaping hole in my glass sunroof, along with the remaining glass completely shattered and cracked.
After multiple issues with the driver seat belt getting tangled and not working properly, I went to my local BMW dealership to have the issue fixed. While it was fixed for a period of about three days it got tangled again, and now is completely nonfunctional due to the fact that the mechanism holding the seatbelt in place appears faulty. I cannot, my letter of the law, drive my automobile with a seat belt but that does not work.
While driving on the highway that alert came up saying your car is not working at its full capacity your power train is defective. That may not be the exact wording however, very close to it. After the warning came on, my car slowed down as though it did not want to drive and I had a very difficult time to get over on the freeway.. It would not accelerate. It was very terrifying.
The contact owns a 2016 BMW 228I. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle jerked back and forth and choked. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted.
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