BMW 750LI Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 462 consumer complaints across the 9 model years of the BMW 750LI (2006–2014) that have at least 5 complaints. 2006 has the most, with 216. Across all years, the part named most often is transmission and drivetrain (137 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All 750LI model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 94,000 | 1 | 294 | — | Not enough data |
| 2013 | 9 | 66,000 | 1 | 348 | — | Not enough data |
| 2012 | 24 | 60,000 | 1 | 337 | — | Falling |
| 2011 | 25 | 73,000 | 1 | 319 | 51 · Typical | Stable |
| 2010 | 30 | 59,500 | 1 | 317 | 50 · Typical | Falling |
| 2009 | 10 | 66,000 | 1 | 305 | — | Not enough data |
| 2008 | 65 | 84,850 | 2 | 23 | 17 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2007 | 77 | 88,000 | 4 | 27 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2006 | 216 | 88,046 | 4 | 28 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Transmission and drivetrain137 25%
- Engine76 14%
- Air bags71 13%
- Electrical system70 13%
- Latches, locks and linkages66 12%
- Body and structure60 11%
- Brakes37 6.8%
- Other or unknown25 4.6%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2006: “My vehicle has this white smoke coming out of the exhaust after it sits for like a few minutes. Smoke does not come out when I'm driving only when I sit. So if I'm at a red light long enough it will smoke. This just start happening out of nowhere and after looking it up everybody who has these cars almost have the same issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11355104, filed 2020-09, 125,370 miles2009: “On a day-to-day basis my car would drive probly 80 miles in the city and when I'm on the highway the transmission will start slipping while going 65 miles an hour and almost come to a dead stop on the highway along with that the battery also draining all the time while driving and I have to charge the battery all the time.”
NHTSA complaint #11322471, filed 2020-04, 150,310 miles2008: “I was driving and out of nowhere, my car started to slow down, and I received an warning light on my dash telling me I was having a transmission failure and drive moderately . I only have 88,900 miles on the car. This seems to be a manufacturing issue on 750 series models from 2005-2008. There should be a recall for this, as it's costly and very dangerous to drive with.”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology