BMW 128I by model year

238 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 128I across 6 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW 128I

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2008	23
2009	37
2010	31
2011	63
2012	36
2013	46

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2013	46	Air bags (52%)	3	21 to 22
2012	36	Air bags (64%)	5	21 to 22
2011	63	Engine (41%)	7	22
2010	31	Air bags (32%)	7	22
2009	37	Air bags (30%)	6	21 to 22
2008	23		6	21 to 22