The BMW i3 battery: what it is worth, year by year
BMW i3, 2013 – 2022, pack of about 42.2 kWh. Versions and capacities, manufacturer warranty, expected state of health, possible battery lease and the cost of a failure.
Indicative estimate, excluding diagnosis.
Is this i3 still under warranty?What is this car’s battery worth?
Remaining warranty, expected state of health, battery lease and cost of a failure. All at once — and nothing you enter leaves your browser.
We check, we don’t certify. The date of first registration is shown in box B of the V5C logbook. The state of health given is a range calculated from the battery’s age, mileage and chemistry: only a measurement on the vehicle gives a figure.
The expected state of health of a BMW i3 battery
Three model years of this car, at the average French annual mileage of 9,321 miles, each with its chemistry. These ranges describe where a comparable battery usually sits, not yours: use, climate and charging habits spread the fleet widely.
- 2013 model year63 to 78%13 years, 121,167 miles, chemistry not recorded
- 2018 model year76 to 86%8 years, 74,565 miles, chemistry not recorded
- 2022 model year86 to 94%4 years, 37,282 miles, chemistry not recorded
For a figure rather than a range, you need a measurement on the car. What state of health means and how it is measured.
What the energy costs per 100 miles
Charged at home, a BMW i3 uses between £6.48 and £8.79 of electricity per 100 miles.
By comparison, a recent petrol car averages 38.7 mpg (7.3 L/100 km) in real-world use: about £19.75 of fuel per 100 miles, at the average price of unleaded petrol (£1.681 per litre on 14 September 2026).
Bottom of the range: the WLTP official consumption, from 3.7 to 4.1 miles/kWh depending on the version. Top: 25% more, the measured gap between official figures and real-world use. Electricity at £0.2632 per kWh, the Ofgem price cap.
Charging at a public charge point: prices vary too much from one operator to another to be given here.
Compare the cost of every modelSources: consumption from the manufacturer or the European registration database; electricity: Ofgem Energy Price Cap, 1 October to 31 December 2026, direct debit, Great Britain average, no VAT (announced 26 August 2026); real-world gap: TNO 2025 and ICCT 2025; petrol: JRC 2025 and weekly road fuel prices from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). Checked on 21 September 2026.
Specifications and price ranges given as an order of magnitude, still being confirmed with garages. Only a price given after diagnosis is binding.
The BMW i3 battery
Sold from 2013 to 2022, with a pack of about 42.2 kWh.
The BMW i3 pack can be repaired module by module. When only one module is at fault, the repair costs far less than a new pack.
Faults reported by garages in France
- Modules replaceable individually, repair often worthwhile.
- Faulty coolant pump mistaken for a pack failure.
Find out what your i3 is worth
The model, the date of first registration and the mileage are all it takes: remaining warranty, expected state of health, possible battery lease and the cost of a failure. Nothing is sent, the calculation runs in your browser.
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