Used BMW i3 Boot Lid

The BMW i3 was produced as a single generation running from 2013 onwards, with a facelift arriving in 2017, so all i3s share the same platform and the same distinctive rear-hinged, coach-door body style throughout the run. Boot lid geometry is tied to the body shell, and because the i3 never changed its fundamental body structure across the facelift, a lid from a pre-facelift car and a post-facelift car may physically align — however, whether pressing or panel detail changes were introduced around the 2017 facelift is something you should confirm with the breaker against your registration before buying. Engine variant (the pure EV versus the range-extender REX) makes no difference to boot lid fitment whatsoever.

Your 2014 car is a pre-facelift i3 and your 2018 car sits after the 2017 facelift, so you are crossing a named generation boundary. The core body structure remained the same across that boundary, which is promising, but whether any subtle pressing or trim-attachment changes were made to the boot lid specifically around 2017 is not something that can be stated as fact — confirm this with the breaker quoting against both registrations before proceeding. Never assume fitment without that check.

Trim level and powertrain variant (including the Range Extender) do not affect boot lid fitment on the i3 — the body shell is common across the range. You may find cosmetic differences such as colour, finish, or any trim-specific badging on a lid pulled from a different spec car, so factor that in when assessing a used part from a breaker. Fitment itself is not the concern here; appearance matching is.

The BMW i3 was sold in the UK in a single body style — a five-door hatchback with its distinctive rear coach doors — so there is no saloon, estate, or van variant to confuse things. Every i3 boot lid came from the same body style, which simplifies your search considerably. Confirm the part year range with your breaker against your registration to be thorough.

Because the i3 ran as one generation from 2013 with a facelift in 2017, an unknown year introduces some risk, particularly if the lid might span that 2017 boundary and any associated pressing or attachment-point changes. Ask the breaker to check the part against its donor vehicle's registration so you can establish which side of the facelift it came from. Without that confirmation, you cannot be confident of a match, so it is worth pushing for the detail before buying.