2012 Bmw 135i: owner complaints and recalls

53% of everything owners report about the 2012 Bmw 135i points at a single system: engine. That is 10 of 19 complaints on file.

19
Complaints
6
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2012 Bmw 135i sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 10 complaints (52.6%)10 53%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (31.6%)6 32%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 5 complaints (26.3%)5 26%Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (21.1%)4 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (15.8%)3 16%SuspensionSuspension: 1 complaints (5.3%)1 5%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 1 complaints (5.3%)1 5%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (5.3%)1 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1052.6%
POWER TRAIN631.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM526.3%
AIR BAGS421.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM315.8%
SUSPENSION15.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER15.3%
SEATS15.3%

Complaints filed per year

0242013: 22014: 32016: 12017: 22018: 42019: 32020: 22021: 12023: 11314161718419202123
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20132
20143
20161
20172
20184
20193
20202
20211
20231
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V57900006/08/2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2012 BMW 128i, 135i, 135is Coupes and 128i, 135i Convertible vehicles. The wiring and electrical connectors in the blower-regulator wiring harness may overheat.
20V01700015/01/2020AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2013 128i and 135i Convertibles, 128i, 135i, and M Coupes, 2007-2010 X3 30si and X3 xDrive30i, 2013-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i and X1 xDrive35i, 2007-2013 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335is, 335i xDrive and M3 Coupes, 200
17V06700002/02/2017POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turis
16V07100005/02/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 128i and 135i coupes and convertibles and 1 Series M coupes, 2006-2011 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive Sedans, 2009-2011 335d sedans, 2006-2012 325xiT, 328i and
14V17600010/04/2014ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINEBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 128i Coupe, 128i Convertible, 328i Sedan, 328i xDrive Sedan, 328i Coupe, 328i Convertible, 328i Sports Wagon and Z4 sDrive 30i, 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 135i Convertible, 335i Sedan, X5 xDrive 35i, and X6 xDri
13V04400007/02/2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEMBMW is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 1-Series coupes and convertibles manufactured December 2007 through September 2011; and 2007-2011 3-Series coupes and convertibles manufactured March 2007 through October 2011; 2007-2011 3-Series sedans manufactured March 2007 through
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.