FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 750I

Owners have filed 239 complaints about the BMW 750I with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2020. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2007 BMW 750I

47 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2008 BMW 750I

29 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 750I 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
2020 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2016 9 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2013 B 11 0 0 22,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 12 0 1 22,966 Engine & Cooling
2011 8 0 0 89,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2010 B 13 0 2 94,500 Engine & Cooling
2009 B 14 0 1 97,200 Engine & Cooling
2008 A 29 0 0 100,000 Doors, Latches & Locks
2007 D 47 4 2 72,500 Airbags
2006 C 77 2 0 90,735 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW 750I

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

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 37 15.5%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 28 11.7%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 22 9.2%

Worst in 2007

Doors, Latches & Locks 22 9.2%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 17 7.1%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 13 5.4%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 12 5.0%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 11 4.6%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 6 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 6 2.5%

Worst in 2010

Seats 6 2.5%

Worst in 2006

Steering 3 1.3%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 750I, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2007 peak 9 Jan 2026

Compare the BMW 750I

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