FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 750LI

Owners have filed 696 complaints about the BMW 750LI with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2021. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2006 BMW 750LI

300 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2009 BMW 750LI

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 750LI 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
2021 5 0 0 Wheels
2016 1 0 0 Airbags
2015 3 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2014 9 0 0 62,503 Engine & Cooling
2013 B 11 0 2 92,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 40 0 4 60,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 B 39 0 4 73,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 B 49 0 2 57,000 Engine & Cooling
2009 A 15 0 0 72,000 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 103 7 3 82,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 B 121 2 0 93,000 Airbags
2006 D 300 9 4 90,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW 750LI

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 94 13.5%

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Airbags 76 10.9%

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Brakes 38 5.5%

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Fuel & Propulsion 24 3.4%

Worst in 2010

Seat Belts 19 2.7%

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Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 1.9%

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Seats 13 1.9%

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Suspension 12 1.7%

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Stability & Traction Control 12 1.7%

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Exactly what failed on a BMW 750LI

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 33 30.6%
Latch 26 24.1%
Door 23 21.3%
Automatic Transmission 11 10.2%
Occupant Classification 4 3.7%
Vacuum 3 2.8%
RIM 2 1.9%
Trunk LID 2 1.9%
12V/24V/48V Battery 2 1.9%
Frontal 2 1.9%

Complaints filed over time

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

Nov 2005 peak 17 Aug 2026

BMW 750LI problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the BMW 750LI

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