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BMW 740ldYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 3 safety recalls on record for the BMW 740ld.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: EngineSafety recalls32015 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW 740ld years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 740ld median. Tap a year for its full report.

'15
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2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 740ld problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine10
Engine and engine cooling10
3 recalls

BMW 740ld recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

78%Fuel system, diesel21V-907 · 2015 · Nov 19, 2021 · 50,404 vehicles91%Delivery: fuel pump21V-586 · 2015 · Jul 29, 2021 · 11,216 vehicles84%Emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)18V-755 · 2015 · Oct 25, 2018 · 44,368 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 740ld

  1. High pressure fuel pump failureEA23001 · 2015 · still open
    Led to recall 24V-957