Bmw 740ia
Owners filed 4 complaints across 8 model years of the Bmw 740ia. The 1999 drew the most (2); the 1998 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints4
Recalls9
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Bmw 740ia model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Bmw 740ia years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control › accelerator pedal. 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.