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Known fault

B8: infotainment freezing and Bluetooth dropouts

It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.

comfort

severity

not available

mileage

3

sources

3 sources next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

The head unit freezes, restarts, or shuts down entirely; the Bluetooth connection drops regularly, and the wireless charger does not recognise the phone. It happens as early as 10,000 to 30,000 km. It is often software, but a hardware fault can be behind it too: the slow response of the navigation and the outdated map are part of the same thing. Cars built up to 2016 still have the first generation (MIB1) head unit, and most of the faults fall on the 2014 to 2016 model years. Intermittent loss of the reversing camera belongs to the same group.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

1 generations.

Checklist

B8: infotainment freezing and Bluetooth dropouts

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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