BMW iX3
Shares rank 31 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
Recommended for strong sales, a long waiting list and a clean-sheet EV design. Critics say it costs far more than a BYD with less range.
Recommended for strong sales, a long waiting list and a clean-sheet EV design. Critics say it costs far more than a BYD with less range.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong sales and long waiting list
“iX3 selling like hot cakesa nd i3 looking amazing”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Why western carmakers' retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance” “the iX3 has a long waiting list and a 800KM range”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “BYD Seal 08 debuts with Blade Battery 2.0: 1,000km range, 5-min charging, 684hp”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| BMW iX3This page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“seems like an impressive car, total clean sheet EV design”
“it was quite obvious why it was the worst idea in the world”
“800km range is still less than 1000km range, for double, triple the price compared to a Byd?!”
“the iX3 has a long waiting list and a 800KM range”
“iX3 selling like hot cakesa nd i3 looking amazing”
“it's the first car so far that has reached 1000km without charging”
“But wish they dropped the main screen.”
“that BMX iX3 looks really bad”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.