Front shock absorber dust shields in shreds

[Mito]

Just looked at my front shocks and noticed the dust shields are completely falling apart on a 2015 car, looked at my other one which is a 2016 car and it’s the same, I assume this is a common problem?
Tip: difficult to notice when the car is on the ground but easy to see when it is jacked up
Only seems to affect the front as the rear has a hard plastic whereas the front is more flexible rubber

 

[alohart]

Common problem, unfortunately. The labor required for replacement makes the repair cost quite high. BMW really dropped the ball when it approved these dust covers.

 

[flyboy320]

FWIW mine were the same but were replaced under warranty. Seems most people have been able to get BMW to cover the replacement for free (if still within warranty).

 

[vwsb1974]

I also had mine replaced under warranty