2016 BMW 740I Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 17%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 15,848miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 BMW 740I, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,848 miles.
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.
“On july 30, I was driving at 35mph on a major road in pinetop/lakeside, arizona when the sunroof, that was in the vent position, exploded inward showering me and a passenger in shattered glass. It was not struck by any object prior to the explosion. Due to extensive damage to the sunroof cassette, the repair is about $7,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11343055, filed 2020-08, 29,000 miles“Active pdc fails on multiple occasions. A technical service bulletin was released in march 2017 by Bmw and new software was downloaded. Despite the new software downloaded to vehicle there continues to be incidents post that when the active pdc fails to activate. Bmw continues to claim the feature works as designed but there is never any explanation by the dealer why it is by design. Foreman at the Bmw dealership where he witnessed multiple failures of it argued that I can see the car is going to hit another car or an object so why is it necessary to have it activate? …”
NHTSA complaint #10978612, filed 2017-04, 2,696 milesOther or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 BMW 740I
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 BMW 740I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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