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2012 BMW 528I Electrical system Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
13%of 90 total for the year
Median mileage
69,100miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the electrical system of the 2012 BMW 528I, 13% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,100 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving at 30, and hit a pot-hole. All of sudden my rare passenger door popped opened. My dash board started lighting, and also the interior lights started lighting. Taken to the dealer immediately as we carry our baby often times in the rear seat (he was not in the car when incident happened), and they said nothing wrong, but suggested to put child lock. I see a similar complaint by another user.”

NHTSA complaint #10593628, filed 2014-05, 47,000 miles

“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 stalled out and I got stuck in the middle of the bridge and I was causing traffic the power train malfunction and the fuel supply light cam on and the charge battery light came on I try starting it but it wouldn't start and the fuel supply light kept coming on and some wiring problem was going on when trying to start it my tv screen would turn orange and the speedometer where the MPH/gas/temperature/and RPM would twitch like some electrical problem”

NHTSA complaint #11348491, filed 2020-08, 107,000 miles

“I ran over a pot hole, about 4 deep, and both passenger side rims were bent so bad that they have to be replaced. The tires also had to be replaced along with the electronic power steering module. Total cost of repair was $8,229 I previously had a Bmw 750il 2008. I also hit a pot hole at about 45 MPH and the front rim cracked and back rim bent. Both the rims and tires had to be replaced and cost over $3000. The bmws are just to heavy for the aluminum rims they come with. …”

NHTSA complaint #10491487, filed 2013-01, 9,000 miles

“While driving in metro detroit last night my 2012 Bmw 528I xdrive suddenly flashed a fuel system malfunction message, lurched and came to a dead stop just past the intersection of novi road and 10 mile. I was two miles from the expressway and my wife and children were with me in the car. Had I made it to I-96 - just two miles up the road - and this happened, we very likely would have been involved in a major accident. Police were called because I was in the middle of the street. The car was electronically locked. I could not put the car in neutral to move it out of the roadway. …”

NHTSA complaint #10559563, filed 2014-01, 15,250 miles

“While driving, the car started to hesitate, didn't accelerate, and shut down. While turning out of the gas station onto the major road, it stalled. I had to put the car in park and then tried to restart it. After the third try it restarted. Once after starting the vehicle, the car started to shake violently and a message came up about the powertrain.”

NHTSA complaint #11062693, filed 2018-01, 86,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20163356%
20153655%
20142646%
20131419%
20121213%
201198%
20101117%
2009522%
20083025%
200037%
199937%
199839%
199725%

Other parts of the 2012 BMW 528I

Engine
43 complaintsFuel system
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 BMW 528I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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