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Seat beltsPart report

2016 BMW 228I Seat belts Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
11%of 18 total for the year
Median mileage
15,592miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 2016 BMW 228I, 11% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,592 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“After multiple issues with the driver seat belt getting tangled and not working properly, I went to my local Bmw dealership to have the issue fixed. While it was fixed for a period of about three days it got tangled again, and now is completely nonfunctional due to the fact that the mechanism holding the seatbelt in place appears faulty. I cannot, my letter of the law, drive my automobile with a seat belt but that does not work.”

NHTSA complaint #11321837, filed 2020-04, 29,984 miles

“Both front seat belts become easily tangled/twisted and will not retract. The only way to get out of the belt is to pull it all the way out and then it gets stuck all the way out and will not retract. This happens on average every 50 times of using the belt. I have returned it to dealer 5 times and untwist it, but told me there is no way to fix it. This happens to both seat belts (driver and passenger side front belts). This has been happening on this vehicle since I purchased it a year ago. I have returned it to the dealer for this same repair 5 times so far. It is currently stuck again.”

NHTSA complaint #11034081, filed 2017-10, 1,200 miles

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016211%
201516%

Other parts of the 2016 BMW 228I

Electrical system
11 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 BMW 228I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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