FaultScore

BMW 735 problems

Owners have filed 30 complaints about the BMW 735 with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 1998. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW 735 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.

85 86 88 89 90 91 92 97 98
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
1998 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1997 1 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
1992 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1991 7 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1990 3 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1989 1 1 0 Seat Belts
1988 9 4 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1986 2 0 0 Steering
1985 2 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a BMW 735

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 5 16.7%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 16.7%

Worst in 1988

Steering 4 13.3%

Worst in 1990

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 10.0%

Worst in 1991

Seats 3 10.0%

Worst in 1991

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 6.7%

Worst in 1991

Airbags 2 6.7%

Worst in 1988

Tires 2 6.7%

Worst in 1988

Electrical System 1 3.3%

Worst in 1988

Body & Structure 1 3.3%

Worst in 1986

Seat Belts 1 3.3%

Worst in 1989

Equipment & Accessories 1 3.3%

Worst in 1997

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 735, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 5 Nov 2017

Compare the BMW 735

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.