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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WBY1Z4C53FV••••••2015 Bmw I3
That is about average for the 2015 Bmw I3 — 3 complaints per build across 16 builds.
4on this build
43on the model
16builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 2Engine 2Electrical System 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashJul 2016
I turned on the car, opened the gate and put the car in reverse. I pressed the gas peddle lightly and the car flew out of the driveway, hit the gate, flew out into the street and hit a parked car. During this time, the car brakes never worked. It was as if the gas peddle was…
StructureMay 2022
The roof has delaminated and is causing leaks within the main cabin yes available for inspection upon request. The structural integrity of the roof is no longer intact and only getting worse. Yes. The problem has been presented to bmw to no avail. BMW does not provide any means…
Power TrainJan 2017
Our car would not make it up the hill during a rainstorm on the highway in camarillo, ca. It went from 65 down to 45. It happened to us twice on this trip. We were using the range extender. We have videos the vehicle losing power
Vehicle Speed ControlFeb 2016
The acc (active cruise control) surprisingly stops working when facing a bright sun. This happens often, but it took me a while to understand what was happening. It is very dangerous at high speeds if someone is behind me. When the sun hits the camera, the acc shuts down (with a…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WBY1Z4C53FV500513 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.