BMW 745Li

Owners filed 144 complaints across 7 model years of the BMW 745Li. The 2003 drew the most (50); the 2008 the fewest (0).

Model years7
Complaints144
Recalls10
Fires1
Deaths0

Every BMW 745Li model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20080
1Routine
20070
1Routine
20060
1Routine
200525
35Air BagsRoutine
200433
011Air BagsRoutine
200350
21Air BagsRoutine
200236
23Electrical SystemRoutine

Which BMW 745Li years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 50 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.