2011 BMW 135i Us Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2011 BMW 135i Us. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN
2
WHEELS
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) valve heater”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2017-10-30

“Unintended acceleration because of dual-clutch transmission (dct); car was in drive slowing to stop sign. Almost at stop car lurched 2 to 3 feet into the intersection before I could slam on brakes. In earlier sputter and lurch situation with the dct, car was slowing down to accelerate through…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2014-05-22

“Vehicle will "jolt" forward. This issue has happened to me over 100 times. The issue is best described like this. I will drive through a fast food drive-thru line and there will be 1 other vehicle in front of me. I will pull up and brake to a complete stop to order. The other vehicle is at the…”

ENGINE · reported 2014-01-01

“Vehicle will "jolt" forward. This issue has happened to me over 100 times. The issue is best described like this. I will drive through a fast food drive-thru line and there will be 1 other vehicle in front of me. I will pull up and brake to a complete stop to order. The other vehicle is at the…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2014-01-01

“I purchased my car with 2 years of use and 16,000 miles on it, back in december 2012. Since then, I've been only having troubles with the car. My first issue was back in february with a blown chargepipe. The car just left me stranded 50 miles from home and it had to be towed back. On july it left…”

ENGINE · reported 2013-02-16

“I purchased my car with 2 years of use and 16,000 miles on it, back in december 2012. Since then, I've been only having troubles with the car. My first issue was back in february with a blown chargepipe. The car just left me stranded 50 miles from home and it had to be towed back. On july it left…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2013-02-16

“I purchased my car with 2 years of use and 16,000 miles on it, back in december 2012. Since then, I've been only having troubles with the car. My first issue was back in february with a blown chargepipe. The car just left me stranded 50 miles from home and it had to be towed back. On july it left…”

WHEELS · reported 2013-02-16
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 BMW 135i Us as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.