BMW 760iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 30 owner complaints and 12 safety recalls on record for the BMW 760i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints30Top: Service brakes Safety recalls122004–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 760i 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 760i median. Tap a year for its full report.

3 2 8 11 3 3

'04'05'06'23'24'25

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2025Too new–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/10011 complaints · 8 recalls 2006Not rated–/1008 complaints · 4 recalls 2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 760i problems

All model years combined: 30 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

10Service brakes

5Fuel/propulsion system

4Service brakes, hydraulic

4Electronic stability control (ESC)

4Forward collision avoidance

3Air bags

3Power train

2Electrical system

2Engine

66 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	10	0
Fuel/propulsion system	5	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	4	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	4	0
Forward collision avoidance	4	0
Air bags	3	0
Power train	3	0
Electrical system	2	0
Engine	2	0
6 other systems	6	0

12 recalls

BMW 760i recalls

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

Electronic stability control (ESC)24V-104 · 2023–2025 · Feb 12, 2024 · 266,716 vehicles Driver monitoring: camera/sensor23V-700 · 2023–2024 · Oct 18, 2023 · 12,296 vehicles Visibility/wiper23V-644 · 2023 · Sep 20, 2023 · 3,820 vehicles Electrical system23V-479 · 2023 · Jul 12, 2023 · 384 vehicles Propulsion system: hybrid management23V-449 · 2023 · Jun 28, 2023 · 69 vehicles Seats23V-414 · 2023 · Jun 8, 2023 · 318 vehicles Air bags23V-050 · 2023 · Feb 3, 2023 · 397 vehicles Electrical system22V-860 · 2023 · Nov 21, 2022 · 169 vehicles Doors: latch17V-328 · 2005–2006 · May 18, 2017 · 45,484 vehicles Sensor: occupant classification13V-564 · 2006 · Nov 12, 2013 · 76,565 vehicles Ignition: switch12V-502 · 2005–2006 · Oct 17, 2012 · 45,500 vehicles Doors: latch12V-504 · 2005–2006 · Oct 17, 2012 · 7,485 vehicles

4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 760i

Apr 10, 2012
Vehicle RollawayEA12002 · 2005 · closed Jan 24, 2013
Led to recall 12V-502
Aug 5, 2011
Vehicle RollawayPE11025 · 2005 · closed Apr 23, 2012
No recall
Jan 4, 2008
BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATIONEA08001 · 2005 · closed Dec 31, 2008
Led to recall 08V-384
Sep 4, 2007
BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATIONPE07045 · 2005 · closed Jan 4, 2008
No recall