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BMW 735I problems

Owners have filed 53 complaints about the BMW 735I with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 1995. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW 735I 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.

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
1995 — 1 0 0 — Electrical System
1992 — 7 0 1 — Engine & Cooling
1991 — 3 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1990 — 6 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1989 — 17 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1988 — 15 3 0 — Engine & Cooling
1987 — 4 0 0 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW 735I

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

Engine & Cooling 23 43.4%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 7 13.2%

Worst in 1989

Brakes 4 7.5%

Worst in 1989

Lights 4 7.5%

Worst in 1988

Seats 4 7.5%

Worst in 1988

Steering 2 3.8%

Worst in 1988

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.8%

Worst in 1988

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.8%

Worst in 1989

Suspension 1 1.9%

Worst in 1988

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.9%

Worst in 1990

Tires 1 1.9%

Worst in 1987

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 1.9%

Worst in 1992

Other & Unspecified 1 1.9%

Worst in 1988

Complaints filed over time

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

Dec 1997 peak 13 Jan 2009

Compare the BMW 735I

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

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