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BMW M2 2016 — Reported problems

Reported by owners to the source below. It is not a verdict on this car: it is what people wrote. 🇺🇸 Local data

5 owners reported problems with the 2016 BMW M2 to NHTSA, most often about exterior lighting.

All reports

5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2020-03-19 · NHTSA 11318752

THE CONTRAST OF THE GAUGES ARE SO POOR THAT IN CERTAIN LIGHTING (DUSK, DAWN, MOMENTS OF SHADOW BY TREES) THEY BECOME ILLEGIBLE. IT IS EXAGGERATED BY WEARING SUNGLASSES. THE CURRENT MODELS HAVE CORRECTED THIS, BUT OWNERS OF 2016-2017 MODELS (MYSELF INCLUDED) HAVE NO RECOURSE. STRAINING TO SEE THE TACHOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER IS NOT SAFE!

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2017-12-22 · NHTSA 11056043

SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS ARE GRAY ON A GRAY BACKGROUND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO READ IN OVERCAST CONDITIONS IN THE DAYTIME. CAN LEAD TO IMPROPER SPEED RELATIVE TO THE POSTED SPEED. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND BMW HAS SINCE CORRECTED IN 2018 VERSIONS OF THE CAR. THERE IS AN ENTIRE THREAD DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE ON A BMW ENTHUSIAST FORUM. I HAVE ATTACHED A COUPLE PICTURES. HTTP://F87.BIMMERPOST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=22486341&POSTCOUNT=228

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2017-08-15 · NHTSA 11015349

INSTRUMENT GAUGES HARD TO SEE IN DAYLIGHT. POORLY LIGHT.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2017-08-15 · NHTSA 11015342

DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER CANNOT BE SEEN DUE TO POOR LIGHTING.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2016-10-16 · NHTSA 10916368

INSTRUMENT GAUGES HARD TO READ IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS.

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Questions

What do owners report most on the 2016 BMW M2?
Problems with exterior lighting: 5 reports of 5 on record at NHTSA.
How many owner reports mention a crash or a fire?
Out of 5 reports: a crash is mentioned in 0 and a fire in 0. These are what owners wrote, not confirmed findings.