Reliability & cost of ownership
Bmw 740 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Bmw 740? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Bmw 740 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 27 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 740 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 740 | 0 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 740 | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 740 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 740 | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Bmw 740, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags5 complaints
- electrical system5 complaints
- engine and engine cooling4 complaints
- fuel system3 complaints
- gasoline3 complaints
- structure2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- seats2 complaints