Vehicle report
2016 BMW 740I
This model year
What the record shows
The 2016 Bmw 740i is a large car, and the 24th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1993 to 2026.
The EPA rated one configuration: a single 3-litre six-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Automatic (S8) and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy is 24 mpg.
The federal record holds 12 owner complaints and 22 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.