Instrument panel hard to see during daylight. Unable to see speed and tachometer. Can be safety issue.
2017 BMW M2 lights problems
15 complaints (88% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 1,000.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 88%
- typical mileage
- 1,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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BMW M2 lights problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2017 BMW M2 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Poor instrument gauge visibility under shade or overcast. Unable to see gauge markings during the day because there is no back lighting. Bmw changed the instrument gauges in the 2018 model due to this issue but did offer any changes for the 2017 generation.
The instrument cluster gauges (speed and RPM) are very difficult to read under both bright sunny conditions, and dark shadow conditions (in a tunnel, or in shade). Wearing sunglasses? Forget seeing them at all. I find it a safety issue when I have to glance down at the gauges longer than necessary and take my eyes off the road, and squint to decipher what speed I'm going. The only way to help this (but not completely) is to turn on the parking lights which turns on the backlight. At dusk or at night it reads fine, but in daylight sun or shade it makes no difference. I find it to be a serious design and safety flaw and dangerous. Please investigate to see if this can be remedied by the manufacturer either by a software update, or cluster modification. Thank you
Poor visibility of gauge cluster in low light conditions. Makes reading the tachometer and speedometer near impossible in certain light conditions/situations. The 2018 models have a new gauge that solves this issue. I think it is a safety issue and the pre-2018 cars should be recalled to have this new cluster installed by bmw.
Instrument cluster (speedometer, tachometer) has no lighting during daylight hours. It is a dark screen much of the day and I am unable to clearly and quickly see the important gauges there, as described. Bmw provides no way (back lighting, etc) to make this area visible during daylight hours. This is a safety issue.
Daytime gauge lighting is very dim. It is hard to read speedometer to tell your speed very unsafe. Have asked dealer and bmw to no avail. I have owned 8 bmw cars and never had this problem.
Unable to see instrument panel lighting in bright daylight conditions
The instrument panel does not have sufficient brightness and contrast. It is very difficult, sometimes impossible, to see the speedometer and tachometer readings in certain daytime lighting conditions.
When driving, the upper half of the instrument panel containing the speedometer and tachometer is completely unreadable under dark conditions such as going under a bridge or in areas with tree coverage overhead.
Instrument cluster can't be read under daylight conditions. The speedometer and RPM are really dim and I have to look more than once to make sure of my current speed etc. Bad lighting equals hazard and distraction on my part which may cause an accident.
Questions about the 2017 BMW M2 lights
Does the 2017 BMW M2 have lights problems?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the lights of the 2017 BMW M2, 88% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2017 BMW M2 lights problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 1,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2017 BMW M2 lights?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
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