NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW 535i Recalls
The 2012 BMW 535i has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 BMW 535i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 54
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 BMW 535i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 BMW 535i
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V746000
- Reported
- October 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 136,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 535i, 6 other models
2012 BMW 535i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 54 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW 535i, the newest on October 28, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW 535i, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (22%), followed by the engine (20%) and the power train (19%).
The 2012 BMW 535i's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2012 BMW 535i owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 66,534 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Engine11
- Power Train10
- Electrical System9
- Air Bags6
- Exterior Lighting4
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW 535i peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 12. 19% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 BMW 535i drew 0.9× the complaints of the median BMW 535i year in the same window: 6th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured BMW 535i years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 54 complaints about the 2012 BMW 535i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 535i by model year
Other 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 28, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted