BMW I7Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 25 owner complaints and 12 safety recalls on record for the BMW I7.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints25Top: Electrical system Safety recalls122023–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW I7 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 I7 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/10015 complaints · 6 recalls 2023Not rated–/1008 complaints · 11 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW I7 problems

All model years combined: 25 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

10Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

9Forward collision avoidance4 crash/fire/injury

8Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

4Service brakes, hydraulic

4Electronic stability control (ESC)

3Suspension

1Visibility/wiper

1Back over prevention

1Latches/locks/linkages

44 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

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
Electrical system	10	2
Forward collision avoidance	9	4
Service brakes	8	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	4	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	4	0
Suspension	3	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0
Back over prevention	1	1
Latches/locks/linkages	1	0
4 other systems	4	1

12 recalls

BMW I7 recalls

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

Electronic stability control (ESC)26V-422 · 2023–2025 · Jul 1, 2026 · 428 vehicles Controller: software25V-395 · 2023–2024 · Jul 23, 2025 · 71,286 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery25V-470 · 2023–2024 · Jul 16, 2025 · 136 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC): control module24V-697 · 2024 · Sep 18, 2024 · 309 vehicles 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 Seats23V-414 · 2023 · Jun 8, 2023 · 318 vehicles Air bags23V-050 · 2023 · Feb 3, 2023 · 397 vehicles Management: software22V-944 · 2023 · Dec 20, 2022 · 14,086 vehicles Electrical system22V-860 · 2023 · Nov 21, 2022 · 169 vehicles