Owner quotes — Cluster I — Euro Ev

Published · Researched 2026-09-21

BMW iX (bmw-ix)

"After three months with it through work I'm genuinely excited for it to go back next Friday. Complete piece of junk." — Rich Barham, Threads, Mar 2026 (UK fleet driver, Octopus-registered iX)
"Terrible drive, cheap materials, poor range, no soul." — Threads commenter, Mar 2026 (BMW iX thread)
"In the US all the iX does is win one award after another, so I'm definitely intrigued." — Threads commenter, Mar 2026 (BMW iX thread)
"BMW came to my house and took logs ... but then just blamed the charger and wrote it off." — Jo Nannar, Facebook owner group, Nov 2025 (iX DC-charging interruption)
"I have the same problem with a BMW i4." — Facebook commenter on the iX charging thread, Nov 2025
"it's already fixed by remote software update…" — Facebook commenter, InsideEVs iX power-loss recall post, Jul 2025
"That's very dangerous." / "EV's are not ready for primetime." — Facebook commenters, InsideEVs iX recall post, Jul 2025
"Had the same issue. It was a rotor position sensor they replaced." — Facebook commenter, BMW EV owner group, Feb 2026 (shared eDrive family)
"Love my i4 but just been hit £3500 bill to clean out electric motor... no goodwill from BMW." — Facebook commenter, Jul 2026 (shared BMW EV family; pre-2023 motor issue, TSB MC-11012080-0001)

"Easily the worst-executed, least intuitive, and most extraordinarily frustrating car I have ever had the displeasure of living with." — Edmunds long-term verdict, quoted by owner Brennan McGrath, Facebook, Jul 2026
"It should have been shipped last year with all the features that it has now." — Edmunds on launch software, via theelectricviking.com, mid-2026
"Indeed 110% correct ... absolutely no joke .. !!" — Facebook commenter on the satirical "software shortcomings" infographic, Aug 2026
"Yes all true, but I still love my Volvo and it's the best car I've ever owned." — Facebook commenter, Aug 2026
"dealership cannot get into the car. It's a giant expensive brick." — Facebook commenter on 12V lockouts, Aug 2026
"Had mine now for 19 months and still love it." — Facebook commenter, Sept 2026
"Volvo stopped selling EX30 in US (only)." — Facebook commenter, Aug 2026
"Volvo has ceased selling here due to the ridiculous tariffs" — Facebook commenter, Sept 2026
"my car is now worth nothing after a $77,000 investment" — Facebook commenter on the battery recall, Australia, Mar 2026
"It was nice in the show room, initial test drive was fine.... then reality hits after I purchased it" — Facebook commenter, Jul 2026

(Paraphrased) "At the end of my 3-year lease on my P2. Love it and am buying out the lease... I received an email from my dealer offering a $10,000 credit off the buy-out... they said they expect to be back in the US in a couple years because they are moving the production of the operating system from China." — Facebook member, "Polestar - USA" group, Sept 11, 2026
"Feel free to share your experience or rant about software issues in a non-toxic manner." — "Polestar North" (Canada) Facebook group description, Sept 2026
(Paraphrased) "Every few months the TCAM gets into a state where it fails to recognise the physical keys... carry a wrench in the frunk... optionally, carry a jumpstarter in the frunk." — polestar-forum.com pinned TCAM/12V disconnect guide
"HOW do you people drive with this MASSIVE BIT OF PLASTIC smashing into your knee???" — @markpetersesq, Threads, Jan 2024
"New daily. Controversial I know. LRDM Performance Polestar 2." — @saiseimx5miata, Threads, Aug 2026 (52 likes)
"The 12V battery is a small lead-acid or AGM unit... the weak link behind many 'car won't wake up' stories." — recharged.com, Polestar 2 Common Problems and Fixes (2025 guide)
"You're also buying into a brand with a US retail footprint that's actively winding down — a trade worth making only if the discount is steep enough to offset both." — Jalopnik, Jul 2026

"The traffic sign recognition [is] super annoying... needs to be turned off every time the car is turned on." — CleanTechnica, 6 months with a BYD Dolphin Premium (Australia), Jun 2024
"The seats are extremely comfortable... the V2L adapter saved me having to throw away a lot of expensive food." — same CleanTechnica owner
"The relatively slow AC charging speed of 7 kW, no spare tyre (only repair goop), substandard LingLong tyres, the ridiculous yearly servicing requirements for an EV." — same
"You'll want to turn off traffic sign recognition due to incessant beeping." — Green Cars Compare video review summary
"Turning off the annoying driver assistance systems, of which there are several, is a chore as well... a sickening smell of plastic and overcomplicated technology." — Autocar, 2026 BYD Dolphin review
"The lane assist is vicious unless you turn it off each time you drive... don't get me started on all the bings and bongs that are louder than they need to be." — Trustpilot BYD review, Mar 2026 (Sealion 7 owner; same ADAS family)
"Recalling 87,762 domestically produced Dolphin and Yuan Plus electric vehicles, manufactured between February 4, 2023, and December 26, 2023... defects in the manufacturing process of the electric power steering column assembly (CEPS) controller." — CarNewsChina/SAMR filing, Sept 30, 2024

"The pre-sale price for the BYD HAN and TANG pre-sale prices are €72,000. These pre-sale prices apply to Germany as a reference for Europe." — BYD Europe press release (Business Wire), Sep 28, 2022
"BYD Han EV deliveries in European markets, including Norway, will begin by December 2022." — TopElectricSUV, 2022
"In July 2021, a BYD Han EV caught fire two days after a third-party crash test... several Han EV owners said their cars had a red coolant and that they had never replaced it. BYD never clarified this story." — autoevolution, Oct 2024
"The Han family sold 17,029 vehicles in August, down 25.18 percent year-on-year." — CnEVPost, Sep 2024
"The Han L EV can get a 400-kilometer range on a five-minute charge, and can charge from 10 percent to 70 percent in just six minutes." — CnEVPost, Apr 2025