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2017 BMW i8 recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There is 1 US recall for the 2017 BMW i8, and 1 in Canada.

1US recalls
0urgent recalls
0owner complaints
–overall crash rating

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US recalls (1)

Air bags

2016-12-20 · campaign 16V914000 · 3,506 vehicles

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.

Risk and remedy

Risk: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Canadian recalls (1)

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Label

2024-08-15 · campaign 2024-544

Issue: On certain vehicles, the tire and loading information label does not list that there is no spare tire in both official languages. The label reads as "NONE" when it should read as "NONE / AUCUN". Canadian regulations require the information to be listed on the label in both English and French. Safety Risk: This error does not affect vehicle safety. Corrective Actions: This is not a recall. The company has corrected the tire and loading information label for all new vehicles.

Owner complaints

No owner complaints found for the 2017 BMW i8.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2017 BMW i8.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2017 BMW I8 PHEV 2 DR AWD––––

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2017 BMW i8 version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
i8 1.5 L Automatic 6-spd282928$2,950
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.