FaultScore

BMW 7-SERIES problems

Owners have filed 26 complaints about the BMW 7-SERIES with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2012. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

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.

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2012 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2011 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2010 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2009 17 0 2 60,000 Engine & Cooling

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.

Engine & Cooling 5 19.2%

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 19.2%

Worst in 2009

Fuel & Propulsion 3 11.5%

Worst in 2009

Electrical System 2 7.7%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 2 7.7%

Worst in 2009

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 7.7%

Worst in 2009

Other & Unspecified 2 7.7%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 1 3.8%

Worst in 2009

Lights 1 3.8%

Worst in 2009

Wheels 1 3.8%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 1 3.8%

Worst in 2012

Stability & Traction Control 1 3.8%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 7-SERIES, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2010 peak 4 Apr 2019

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.