2016 Bmw 740i: owner complaints and recalls

The 2016 Bmw 740i has no recall campaigns on file, but owners have still filed 12 complaints, most often about electrical system.

12
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Bmw 740i sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%SuspensionSuspension: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%StructureStructure: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM325.0%
SEAT BELTS216.7%
ENGINE216.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER216.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL216.7%
LANE DEPARTURE18.3%
SUSPENSION18.3%
STRUCTURE18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0252017: 52018: 22020: 22022: 22024: 117518202224
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20175
20182
20202
20222
20241
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.