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BMW i8 recalls

5 DVSA safety recalls name the BMW i8, launched 2015 to 2020. Each covers a range of build dates, not every i8. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls5
Latest launch2020
Earliest launch2015
Earliest and latest build dates named2014 to 2020
Is a specific i8 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All BMW i8 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Remaining particles in the cells of the high voltage battery can cause a short circuit R/2020/28314 Dec 202018 May 2020 to 3 Jun 20202,665 (whole recall)
The electric motor electronics printed circuit board was not manufactured according to the specifications R/2019/2893 Apr 20204 Feb 2019 to 11 Mar 2019120 per line
Airbags may not deploy R/2017/01110 Jan 201721 Oct 2016 to 3 Nov 2016668 per line
Steering may not behave as designed R/2015/2443 Dec 20159 Oct 2015 to 4 Nov 201541 per line
Fuel may leak R/2014/19014 Jan 201521 Mar 2014 to 12 Sep 2014128

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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