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Originally Posted by MetroMPG

What repairs has the BMW needed?

From memory:

• May 2016 - took delivery and coded it to enable REX at 75% SOC for 463 mile trip home.
• June 2016 - arrived in Huntsville and took about 3-4 days to catchup on recalls. Also had two tires replaced under warranty and bought the other two so new rubber all around and four wheel alignment.
• July 2016 - added a 2" receiver hitch.
• September 2016 - winshield wiper came off of arm which snapped down and cracked the windshield. This time the part was ordered and three days later it went into the shop to pickup the next day.
• December 9, 2016 - motor mount bolt broke. This two week repair included getting a collant hose from Germany. The replacement bolts and motor mounts substantially increased the strength with a 1/2" bolt replaced by 3/4" bolt and aluminum mounts replacing the composite plastic and aluminum part.
• May 2017 - check engine light came on due to low oil level. There is no oil pressure indicator for the driver.
• February 2018 - OBD interface and BIMMERCODE to tune the car: enable 75% SOC enable of REx; increase usable fuel from 1.9 to 2.3 gallons; turn off passenger seat belt alarm so dogs can sit, and; default the middle power/efficiency power setting.
• March 27-29, 2018 - software recall, slow air leak right front tire, and fuel tank pressure sensor.

This was the first model year for the BMW i3-REx and many of these problems are 'infantile'. Some like the absence of an oil pressure indicator are design issues but I can compensate using an OBD scanner and BIMMERLINK. Happily, I have 24k miles on the tires and they look to go twice as far.