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Best and worst years for the BMW I3

Of the 4 model years of the BMW I3 with enough data to compare, the 2015 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (44), and the 2016 has the fewest (19).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW I3 0 23 45 2014: 33 33 '14 2015: 44 44 '15 2016: 19 19 '16 2017: 43 43 '17 2018: 13 '18 2019: 12 '19 2021: 1 '21
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
201433
201544
201619
201743
201813
201912
20211

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2015 and 2017. Or the years with the fewest: 2016 and 2014.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202111
20191224
20181317
20174375
20161941
20154463
20143378