5.3

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2011 BMW 128:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #3

Sep 012017

128

  • miles
My car headlights and all inside panel lights went out on the car. I need help because no one seems to can tell me what is wrong and how to get it fixed. I do know that a recall on electric systems happened in October but my car was never fixed. I live in laurel Ms. My two front windows stopped working the same time that all lights went out.

- Laurel, MS, USA

Add Complaint
problem #2

Mar 262015

128 6-cyl

  • 38,000 miles
Led running lights in passenger side tail lights have failed. Further inspection shows that the circuit board that houses the led tube lights has a malfunction due to poorly soldered circuit board. Left tail lights running light function fails completely (blinker, and brakes are still retained). Led tubes do not light up at all making the car less visible at night.

- Richardson, TX, USA

Add Complaint
problem #1

Dec 212013

128

  • 14,500 miles
BMW "third stop lamp" (the break light) does not fit the 1series correctly. They fall off, crack, and disappear frequently. This is a common problem with all 1 series BMW's. as this is a brake light, it is concerning. I believe the part number for this item is (63 25 7164978). Here is a link to the part with a picture {bmwetk.info/parts-catalog/PRD/BMW/vt/P/E82/cou/135I%20N54/usa/L/N/2009/06/50622/63/63_1055} thousands of individuals are complaining of this problem.

- Westlake Village, CA, USA

Add Complaint