Worst years for a BMW 7 Series
Owners have filed 148 complaints about the BMW 7 Series with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2008. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
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2006 BMW 7 Series42 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every BMW 7 Series year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | C | 16 | 2 | 1 | 91,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 110,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 42 | 0 | 0 | 77,547 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 169,472 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 35 | 0 | 1 | 51,550 | Brakes |
| 2003 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 99,000 | Seats |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2001 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1999 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1997 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1995 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a BMW 7 Series
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every BMW 7 Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the BMW 7 Series
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.