BMW 128i
Owners filed 184 complaints across 7 model years of the BMW 128i. The 2011 drew the most (50).
Which BMW 128i years should you avoid?
No BMW 128i year stands out. Across the 4 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 34), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every BMW 128i model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 31 | 5 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 50 | 7 | 3 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2010 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 26 | 6 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 18 | 6 | 2 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Wheels | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.