2010 BMW 128I problems
NHTSA has received 31 complaints about the 2010 BMW 128I, and 32% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (32%) and lighting (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 95,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the BMW 128I with enough data (4 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 BMW 128I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that she constantly smelled a burning odor coming from the engine compartment.
Car caught fire while parked on a city street (cause unknown as deemed by the dc fire inspector). Car had been parked for approximately two days.
My 2010 BMW 128I has two airbag lights and one seat belt warning light that are continuously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility, where it was diagnosed with a faulty "passenger side occupancy sensor" under diagnostic code 93d2. Upon further research online, I discovered that this is a very common problem with BMW 1 series and 3 series cars the faulty sensor results in the passenger side airbag being deactivated.