FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 745LI

Owners have filed 225 complaints about the BMW 745LI with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2005. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2002 BMW 745LI

57 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2004 BMW 745LI

50 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 745LI 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
2005 C 41 12 0 81,500 Engine & Cooling
2004 B 50 2 2 104,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 C 77 2 0 104,000 Airbags
2002 C 57 6 0 101,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a BMW 745LI

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

Airbags 35 15.6%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 28 12.4%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 23 10.2%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 22 9.8%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 14 6.2%

Worst in 2002

Seat Belts 12 5.3%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 9 4.0%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 4.0%

Worst in 2003

Tires 6 2.7%

Worst in 2003

Stability & Traction Control 6 2.7%

Worst in 2005

Equipment & Accessories 6 2.7%

Worst in 2003

Doors, Latches & Locks 5 2.2%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 4 1.8%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 745LI, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2002 peak 10 May 2023

Compare the BMW 745LI

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