2004 BMW 7 Series Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 18%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 67,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2004 BMW 7 Series, 18% of the 28 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I applied the brakes and they got hard and went to the floor. Brakes would be soft initially and as pressure was continued would get hard and required sustained intense effort to stop the vehicle. This is a known problem by Bmw involving the booster and they claim to have inspected vehicle for this problem in 2011 and it did not require being fixed. This was before I bought the vehicle from the dealer. They now refuse to fix the vehicle. This is a safety issue that obviously has not been appropriately addressed by Bmw. …”
NHTSA complaint #10512238, filed 2013-05, 114,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Bmw 745i. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for routine repair and the technician detected oil leaking from the brake vacuum pump into the engine. The vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum). In conjunction to the recall repair the brake vacuum pump was replaced at the owner's expense. The contact stated that the recall remedy was not sufficient and failed to correct the problem. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10369057, filed 2010-12, 67,000 milesRelated recalls
- 10V446000Oct 1, 2010Bmw is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 5-series, 6-series, and model year 2002-2008 7-series vehicles. A check valve of the brake vacuum pump may leak…Covers: BMW 7 Series 2002–2008, 5 Series 2004–2010, 6 Series 2004–2010
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 BMW 7 Series
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 BMW 7 Series
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology