Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 BMW 528xi.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528XI. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE A… |
| 2025-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 BMW 528I. The contact stated that while checking the Carfax history report… |
| 2025-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and En… |
| 2024-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | passenger restraint system malfunction warning, many owners have compalined about this, bmw has not issued any recalls … |
| 2024-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My BMW started leaking fluid 4 months ago. Lights on dash came on one light was the triangle light which engine light. … |
| 2024-06-18 | AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528XI. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag malfunction warning light was i… |
| 2024-05-17 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2023-11-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Issue with water penetration into adaptive headlights (sealed system) while driving lights can shut off and signals are… |
| 2023-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Adaptive lights and turn signal failure. There seems to be a widespread issue with BMWs across all makes and models. Th… |
| 2023-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car gave a Drivetrain Malfunction error and I was able to get the car to the mechanic I've used on the car since it was… |
| 2023-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine seized after paying it off I was told the timing chain jumped and hit a valve |
| 2023-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Adaptive headlamp failure including daytime lamp failure from loose headlamp seal that allowed water to infiltrate syst… |
| 2022-07-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | With no prior warning or issues my car displayed a drive train error followed by a low pressure error and immediately l… |
| 2022-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528XI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost moti… |
| 2022-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the Grand Central Plwy, Queens, NY, a drive train motification came on and stated to drive moderately,… |
| 2022-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car just wouldn't start one day. Drivetrain malfunction warning indicating timing chain replacement. Car just sits in m… |
| 2021-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | in 2020 the engine started malfunctioning at 76,000 miles. I took it into the BMW dealership to get it inspected and th… |
| 2021-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. DEALERSHIP BMW OF STERLING IN STERLING VA SAYS PASSENGE… |
| 2020-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR SAYS DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION I WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT ON A ONE WAY S… |
| 2020-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | SUDDENLY THE CAR HEADLIGHT, TAILLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT. ONLY TH… |
| 2020-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR DISPLAYED A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR. I TOOK THE CA… |
| 2020-07-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car begin to stall on traffic, drivetrain malfunction light appeared..Took it to BMW DEALER My Fuel Pump replace with n… |
| 2020-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 528XI HAS 117K MILES ON IT. WHILE I WAS ON A LONG ROAD TRIP, DRIVING ON I-95 AT 1AM ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, WITHOUT… |
| 2020-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED BMW AND HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE, CONSTANTLY REFILLING THE OIL, EVEN AFTER SERVICE. AF… |
| 2020-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE MESSAGED ME WHILE DRIVING THAT OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. STOPPED, AND RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES. INVESTIGATED ONLIN… |
| 2020-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | WARNING FOR CHASSIS STABILIZATION IS ON, I ENCOUNTERED NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. I WAS ON A … |
| 2020-02-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 BMW 528 XI ENGINE N20 JUST GRENADED ITSELF DUE TO THE ISSUE IN THIS LINK BELOW AND NOTICED YOU HAD A CLASS ACT… |
| 2019-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF. THE CONTACT PULLE… |
| 2019-11-10 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION MES… |
| 2019-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNIN… |
| 2019-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 BMW 528 XDRIVE SUDDENLY GOT A WARNING LOW OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWS BY DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION, AND SLOWS DOWN-WENT … |
| 2019-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 528XI WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEED WHEN ENGINE BUCKED AND SEIZED. MANAGED WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING TO GET TO EMER… |
| 2019-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE COMING… |
| 2019-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WITH ONLY 76K MILES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION COMES ON CAR STOPS. BROUGHT TO BMW … |
| 2019-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF WITH A WARNING OF A DRIVE TRAIN MALFU… |
| 2019-01-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SO I BOUGHT A BMW, THEN A LOT OF CONDENSATION AND WATER GOT INTO A HEADLIGHT AND IT MESSED UP THE WIRES AND MY TURN SIG… |
| 2019-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 96,000 MILES AND 6.5 YEARS MY CAR WITH NO WARNING, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT D… |
| 2018-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I FOUND THE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND TOOK INTO THE DEALER(PATRICK BMW) WITH TOWING. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE TIMING CHA… |
| 2018-09-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving my car at about 30 miles per hour the engine suddenly seized up. There was no warning at all. I had it to… |
| 2018-07-25 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR COMES ON. STATING RESTRAINT HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND MIGHT NO… |
| 2018-06-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE "FUEL SUPPLY PERFORMANCE NOT AV… |
| 2018-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW THE CAR TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UP TO ANY DECENT SPEED. PROBABLY 0-35 IN… |
| 2018-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK, THEY MENTIONED MY TIMING CHAIN AND ENGIN… |
| 2017-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN IS LOOSE PER THE DEALER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT STOPPED BUT IF THE CHAIN BREAKS … |
| 2017-06-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACTED CALLED THE DEALER (BMW G… |
| 2017-05-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP SUDDENLY FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFOR… |
| 2017-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TURBO CHARGER SYSTEM IS AFFECTED DUE TO THE ENGINE OIL FILTER HOUSING FAILING WHICH CAUSED OIL TO TRANSFER THROUGH OUT … |
| 2017-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS PREMATURELY FRACTURED OR LOOSENED FOR THE CAM … |
| 2016-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER DOOR SOMETIMES WILL NOT UNLOCK AND I HAVE TO PUCH THE MAIN BUTTON ON THE DASH BOARD TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. TH… |
| 2016-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, THE GPS SYSTEM VOICE INSTRUCTION AND MAP VISUAL SOMETIME CONFLICT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE VOICE MAY SA… |