model year

2016 BMW i3 BEV configuration 37216

Official US catalog configuration for the 2016 BMW i3 BEV: Electricity, Automatic (A1), Rear-Wheel Drive.

Claim-level evidence reviewed Reviewed 8/27/2026

answer

Exact catalog configuration

FuelEconomy.gov identifies this as configuration 37216 for the 2016 BMW i3 BEV. The catalog row specifies Electricity, Automatic (A1), Rear-Wheel Drive, and Electricity. This is a configuration record, not a statement that every vehicle sold under the same model name has this powertrain.

make
BMW
model
i3 BEV
engine
Electricity
source
FuelEconomy.gov vehicles.csv
fuelType
Electricity
modelYear
2,016
drivetrain
Rear-Wheel Drive
engineCode
100

SOURCES

applicability

Engine, transmission, and generation fields

Engine: Electricity. Transmission: Automatic (A1). Drive: Rear-Wheel Drive. Fuel: Electricity. Vehicle class: not specified. Generation label: Catalog span 2014–2016. The generation basis is catalog_span, which means contiguous catalog coverage and not an asserted OEM chassis-generation boundary.

make
BMW
model
i3 BEV
engine
Electricity
source
FuelEconomy.gov vehicles.csv
fuelType
Electricity
modelYear
2,016
drivetrain
Rear-Wheel Drive
engineCode
100

diagnosis

How to use this configuration

Match the VIN, emissions label, engine identifier, transmission, drivetrain, and build information before ordering a part or applying a diagnostic procedure. FuelEconomy.gov configuration IDs describe catalog variants; they do not prove the equipment installed on an individual vehicle.

individualVehicleClaim
No
vinVerificationRequired
Yes

methodology

Source and update method

This page is generated from one exact row in the official FuelEconomy.gov downloadable vehicle dataset. Car Trouble Lab stores the source vehicle ID and row digest, and republishes a new reviewed snapshot when the source facts change.

source
FuelEconomy.gov
rowSha256
06bd899e52b852d218e7fa1b383428795fe62451f1f4096c27475c5e0d85e019
sourceVehicleId
37216