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Before you buy a used BMW i8.

2014–2020 · Plug-in hybrid · 1 engine

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

BMW i8, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

1.5 (B38) + eléctrico

Plug-in hybrid

Official recalls: ask before you pay

We have no official recalls on record for this model. Our list is not complete: ask anyway, with the chassis number.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official BMW dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.

On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 1 checked

High-voltage battery

  • Look out for: Usually none before failure. In rare cases, a battery short-circuit with a fire risk, especially while charging.

    Ask them to check: Confirm by VIN with BMW that the battery recall has been done; if not, do not charge the car until it is checked.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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