Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 BMW 328i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INCIDENT SUMMARY: On January 9, 2026, at approximately 1:30 PM, while traveling at 50 MPH in North Carolina, the vehicl… |
| 2025-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge … |
| 2025-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My BMW IS OVERHEATING ITS BEEN IMAT BMW OF DOWNTOWN FOR 8 days and they’re trying to charge me to repair my melted fuse… |
| 2025-06-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION. On June 25th 2025, for the second time I got this Drive Train Malfunction Issue on my 328i 2… |
| 2025-06-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While traveling at night on the toll road between Washington, DC and Pittsburgh, PA, the vehicle suddenly shut off with… |
| 2025-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dealer refused to cover DME that failed immediately after recall 24V-608 work. In early June 2025, I contacted my loc… |
| 2025-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the engine overheated, with a mes… |
| 2025-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge … |
| 2025-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENG… |
| 2025-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accele… |
| 2025-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There … |
| 2025-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for a diag… |
| 2025-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The inner film on the central display console that shows navigation, multimedia and other information detached and made… |
| 2025-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical… |
| 2024-12-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | It’s sounds like it’s moving but it doesn’t. |
| 2024-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a vehicle 2012 BMW 328i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine… |
| 2024-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2024-11-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was white smoke … |
| 2024-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, a message to pull over immediately was … |
| 2024-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH, there was smoke coming … |
| 2024-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled wi… |
| 2024-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Without warning and no OBD2 codes thrown, my car and many others in the E90 (2007-2012) 3-series (N52 engine) will stal… |
| 2024-07-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | My car lost power. It would come and go. Now it's gone. The codes that come up pertain to the wheel speed sensor and ti… |
| 2024-06-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I had just came off the interstate off ramp I-44 and Chestnut Expressway when out of nowhere my Drivetrain Malfunction … |
| 2024-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328i. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was smoke coming out from th… |
| 2024-04-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. N… |
| 2024-03-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Yesterday morning 3/24/24 , car stalled on highway with Fuel Pump message on dashboard. Car would not start and had to … |
| 2024-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased this vehicle [XXX]. Within 2 days a rattle could be heard coming from bmw vanos area, VANOS is a variable v… |
| 2024-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the … |
| 2023-11-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and s… |
| 2023-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated that the temperature sensor on the instrument panel had initially … |
| 2023-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated during cold starts, there was a large puff of bluish-white smoke c… |
| 2023-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2012 BMW 328i (F30 with N20 engine) had the dreaded timing chain guide failure, which is a very common issue with th… |
| 2022-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BMW Drivetrain malfunction. Timing chain replacement kit. Pump module with Vanos units and solonoids |
| 2022-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact’s mother owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle was overheating and the… |
| 2022-05-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that… |
| 2022-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V1190000 (Engine and En… |
| 2022-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I hear a whining noise coming from the engine and sounds like the timing chain is getting ready to snap. this is a comm… |
| 2022-03-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger restraint system malfunction. My vehicle as well as thousands of others have the chronic and unsafe issue of … |
| 2022-03-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328i. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH and making a right turn into a … |
| 2022-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My BMW 2012 E92 model vehicle currently has a malfunctioning Front Seat Occupancy AirBag sensor mat is very similar to … |
| 2021-11-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car stop completely on main st / took car to dealer and they said it’s the fuel pump ( defective ) / cost to replace ab… |
| 2021-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 23 Nov at approx 8:30 pm I was on I35N heading home in my 2012 BMW 328i. Out of nowhere I get a low oil pressure lig… |
| 2021-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehi… |
| 2021-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving car at speeds <30 mph, on hitting a minor bump on the road, car engine suddenly stopped with a "Drivetrai… |
| 2021-08-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | N20 Timing Chain failure/broke. My daughter's safety was put at risk because the chain broke while she was driving on … |
| 2021-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car is burning oil badly and making an annoying squeaking noise due to a valve cover gasket failure. I took the car… |
| 2021-07-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 328I.The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated at high… |