BMW 735
Owners filed 12 complaints across 6 model years of the BMW 735. The 1991 drew the most (5); the 1998 the fewest (1).
Model years6
Complaints12
Recalls6
Fires0
Deaths0
Every BMW 735 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 1991 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield | Routine | |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion) | Routine |
Which BMW 735 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the visibility › windshield. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.