Beleaf said:
There have been some issues with the i3 from early production, but if you visit the i3 forum, you will notice that the number of problems has dropped away. I'm not in the US, but my 2014 delivered i3 (BEV, not REX) has only had a recall for the KLE issue which would not effect current stock. Zero issues. The car is everything I had hoped for, and some. Would buy it again in a heartbeat.
I don't hang out on mybmwi3.com much (no time) but although it seems the problem reports have definitely fallen off in frequency on the BMW i3 Facebook group, they definitely still continue, esp. on the REx version.
Before, it used to be at least once a day on average where there was a new problem report (e.g. drivetrain malfunction, check engine light, failure that required a flatbed truck, restraint system malfunction, etc.)