2016 BMW 740I Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 17%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 870miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2016 BMW 740I, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 870 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.
“Vehicle is equipped with adaptive cruise control and pedestrian detection feature. The adaptive cruise control misses to adapt speed or stop or detect a vehicle in front requiring driver intervention to avoid a collision. I have seen multiple symptoms of this problem occurring. …”
NHTSA complaint #10947641, filed 2017-01, 400 miles“The problem is centered around adaptive cruise control system of Bmw 740I 2016. Bmw 740I can't detect vehicles from the right corner or left corner when two lanes merge into one and the Bmw is approaching the other vehicle where the other vehicle is either at front right or left right. There are multiple symptoms of this problem: first symptom, Bmw 740I is not tracking any vehicle and cockpit does not show a tracked vehicle. A car or big truck is in the second lane merging from either corner, Bmw 740I does not detect though there was enough time and distance to detect. …”
NHTSA complaint #10955560, filed 2017-02, 1,339 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 BMW 740I
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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