BMW 745i
Owners filed 128 complaints across 8 model years of the BMW 745i. The 2002 drew the most (54); the 2008 the fewest (0).
Model years8
Complaints128
Recalls10
Fires5
Deaths0
Every BMW 745i model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | Routine |
Which BMW 745i years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 54 complaints concentrated in the air bags. 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.