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BMW L7Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 1 safety recall on record for the BMW L7.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Power trainSafety recalls11986–1987 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW L7 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 L7 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'86'87
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1986Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW L7 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
Power train10
1 recall

BMW L7 recalls

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

–Brake lights: switch86V-151 · 1986–1987 · Nov 10, 1986 · 97,300 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the L7

  1. MSTR CYL FAILS TO RELEASEEA90002 · 1985–1987 · closed Oct 30, 1990
    No recall
  2. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILUREPE88086 · 1985 · closed Dec 23, 1988
    No recall