2012 BMW X5 fuel system problems
30 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2012 BMW X5, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
While driving at about 45 MPH the engine sputtered with a message displaying "engine malfunction" and the vehicle lost power and stalled all happening within about 5 seconds. The vehicle was then towed to the BMW dealership. We were advised by their master technician that the fuel pressure rail sensor was defective and needed to be replaced (diag code: d1350_00000000_04_02 and fault 48a9 & 3f31).
Emission light came on while driving on a highway. BMW diagnosed it was a faulty dmtl pump (leak diagnosis pump). Dealer (BMW) declined cover under emission warranty.
Other problems reported for the 2012 BMW X5
- Engine 104 complaints
- Air bags 88 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 53 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints