Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 BMW 528i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle has oil leak bad |
| 2025-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The failure involved the breaking of the oil chain, which resulted in catastrophic engine damage. Consequently, the tim… |
| 2024-12-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On [XXX], the water pump's electrical plug connector became defective, ultimately putting myself and [XXX] son in a da… |
| 2024-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528i. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle was started, howev… |
| 2024-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving error message came up on screen saying add a quart of oil, car was smoking and engine block caught fire. |
| 2024-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle leaked oil to where it caused an engine fire. |
| 2024-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528I. The contact stated that there was water leaking from the vehicle. There was an undisc… |
| 2024-09-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Headlights fill with condensation and cause short circuit and headlight and turn signal malfunction. Headlights fill wi… |
| 2024-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The drivetrain disintegrated. Car started running really rough, and then just stopped completely. Would crank but would… |
| 2024-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | N20 引擎 汽油泵浦故障 |
| 2024-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528I. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle failed to start. The con… |
| 2024-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528I. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the transmission warning light illuminated o… |
| 2023-11-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The turbocharger wastegate actuator issues causing a drivetrain malfunction. The actuator has been changed several tim… |
| 2022-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car engine caught on fire while driving today and stopped. No smoke or other issues prior. Worried this is related to… |
| 2022-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528i. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an abnormal sound co… |
| 2021-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I had been having problems with my seatbelt alarm coming on for a while with nothing in the seat of the passenger and t… |
| 2021-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528i. The contact stated while at a standstill the vehicle stalled randomly. The contact st… |
| 2021-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own bmw 528i 2012. These engines are straight up bad. Timing chain failed at 149K miles with no signs of failure. Jus… |
| 2021-09-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Casually picking up from a stop light when my car just randomly decided to turn off on the middle of the road and go in… |
| 2021-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Picked up from a stop light no aggressive but normally and a few seconds after going around 20-30ish mph the car stalls… |
| 2021-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EARLY 528I, F10 MODELS HAVE FACTORY SOFTWARE GLITCH THAT IMPROPERLY SET FRONT BRAKE MILEAGE TO AN ERRONEOUS 3100 MILES … |
| 2020-10-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WHILE IN MOTION, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AFTER ACCELERATING. THE CAR GAVE AN ERROR CODE OF DR… |
| 2020-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I HEARD LIKE A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, AS SOON AS I HEARD THE NOI… |
| 2020-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND I ACCELERATED A LIL BIT FASTER TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN MY CAR LOSS POWER AND S… |
| 2020-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WI… |
| 2020-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND SHUT DOWN ON ME MID FREEWAY! I STEPPED ON GAS PEDA… |
| 2020-03-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM ANOTHER HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR DECELERATED OUT IF NOWHERE AND A ERROR MES… |
| 2020-03-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT WON'T LOCK |
| 2020-03-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE JUST KILLED AS I WAS DRIVING IT. I GOT AN FUEL SYSTEM ERROR CODE AS WELL AS A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR W… |
| 2020-02-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOING 30 MPH ON A NO TRAFFIC CITY STREET..AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PUT TH… |
| 2020-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS HAVING A WHINING NOISE AND DURING THE DIAGNOSIS IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC GUIDES WITHIN THE ENGINE BLOCK… |
| 2020-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 BMW 528I STALLED TWICE 2 WKS AGO WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE DISPLAY SHOWED EITHER "DRIVET… |
| 2020-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SIX MONTHS I STARTED HEARING A HIGH PITCH NOISE AND IT ONLY GOT WORSE OVER THE FEW MONTHS. TWO WEEKS AGO (01/10/2020 A… |
| 2019-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE 95 HIGHWAY MY CAR SHOWED A FUEL SUPPLY ERROR THEN POWERED DOWN AND STOPED AND WOULDN'T RESTART.… |
| 2019-11-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CERTIFIED 2012 BMW 528I, WHICH HAS AN N20 ENGINE, THE "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, MAXIMUM OUTPUT NO LONGE… |
| 2019-10-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICAT… |
| 2019-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BU… |
| 2019-06-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, A DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING WOULD APPEAR FREQUENTLY ON THE DISPLAY PANEL. I … |
| 2019-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SUPPLY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2019-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE/NOT WORKING EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES. THIS IS … |
| 2019-04-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT GIVING ME A PRIOR WARNING. IT PUT ME IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIO… |
| 2019-03-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOT FUEL SUPPLY ERROR ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER DIAGNOSE WAS THE FUEL PUMP. BOUGHT NEW FUEL PUMP AND MODULE AT BOSTON BMW I… |
| 2019-03-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE DRIVE TRAIN - ON MARCH 11, 2019 MY DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION AND WHICH DAMAGE MY ENGINE. THIS IS AN SAFETY CON… |
| 2019-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND "DRIVE TRAI… |
| 2019-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LAST WEEK I WAS ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALL AND LOST POWER, I BARLEY GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE WHEN… |
| 2019-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY BMW 528 XI DRIVE CPO IN JANUARY 2015. IN AUGUST 2018 MY ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR AN… |
| 2019-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES UNDERNEATH THE HO… |
| 2018-12-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED THEY BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS A RUNNING LOG. CAR WAS LAST SERVICED BACK IN OCT.… |
| 2018-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIA… |