2012 BMW 535I problems
NHTSA has received 86 complaints about the 2012 BMW 535I, and 17% of them involve fuel system. After that come engine (16%) and drivetrain & axles (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 86 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 64 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 | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 64 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 73,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 94,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the BMW 535I with enough data (22 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
The car will not go straight. It keeps pulling to the right side, my 2012 535I has been aligned twice by BMW and can't correct the problem. My service advisor advised me that I needed to contact BMW of north america and address the issue to them.
My car have about 1/2 second delay from the time you press the accelerator and the car responds, so you push harder, because (I guess) is turbo the kick in is very strong, almost hit a car in front of me at least twice.
Was driving suddendly car lost speed to 20MPH rpms reved up to 4000. Would not go any faster had to pull over the car put itself in neutral then turned itself off few minutes later was able to turn the car back on and resume driving .. It wa a city street clear weather he power train malfunction wasindicated on the screen very unsafe to drive on city streets plus interstate highways through atlanta.
The recall number 16v746000 on 2012 BMW fuel pump is insufficiently executed by the manufacturer as it did not include my car (VIN #[xxx]). I have encountered a safety hazard during driving and the car stalled in the middle of busy expressway. Cannot restart and car towed with help from police. After dealer diagnose problem with fuel pump but refuse to honor the recall on my fix even it is of same model and year. Apparently manufacturer did not include "all" affected vehicles affected with the defective parts.