Bmw 740
Owners filed 38 complaints across 8 model years of the Bmw 740. The 1998 drew the most (9); the 1996 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints38
Recalls1
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Bmw 740 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | Routine | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine |
Which Bmw 740 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 9 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other.
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.