Owners have filed 18 complaints on the BMW 750iL, covering 1990–1999. The system named most often is Visibility (6 reports). Worst years by volume: 1998, 1999, 1992; cleanest: 1991, 1996, 1997. 1 reports describe a crash. On average the car was 8.0 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on BMW 750iL
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 18 750iL complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Visibility 6 Read
Clouding of laminate layer between panes of double-pained security door glass reduces visibility and causes safety issues. The car with this $2600 oem option suffers from delamination of the windows, which reduces or eliminates visibility from the door windows. Nothing has been done yet to correct this failure. Bmw…
Vehicle is equipped with dual windows. Windows are starting to separate at top and in the middle. Please provide any further information
The driver and passenger windows, front and rear, are defective. The double panes separate, causing a white film to gradually appear and eventually take over the whole window, obstructing view. Attempts to resolve directly with bmw were futile due to "warranty expiration". However, a new window was installed due to…
Air Bags 2 Read
I was exiting off ramp on interstate.applied brakes to slow down,left drivers side, impact airbag and head restraint airbag deployed without warning.I did not contact anything on road or around car.I was blown out of my shoulder strap on seat belt from left side,striking my head and left arm violently.I had my left…
The air bag warning light indicated a malfunction for at least the sixth time in a year and a half. Nlm
Fuel System 2 Read
Hairline crack in fuel tank caused fuel leakage. Report from repair shop that this is common defect on 1997 & 1998 bmw740 &750 series cars
No summary listed for abov evehicle
Suspension 2 Read
Front end suspension experiences noise on bumpy road surfaces, ten attempts to fix noise problem, however still continues to exhibit noise. Mjs
The contact owns a 1995 bmw 750il. While driving 40 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The noise intensifies the longer the vehicle is driven. The contact has not taken the vehicle to a mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 120,000
Service Brakes 1 Read
Brakes operating without problem or any indication of problem until a quick and firm pressure is applied. Then "brake pressure" warning is indicated and brakes fail to activate for about 1 sec
Power Train 1 Read
There were no events leading up to the failure. The transmission on my 1999 bmw 750il screamed, & roared and lurched into foward and than nothing. No forward or reverse. At this time nothing has been done to correct the failure. From all the internet sites I have researched including NHTSA it appears that this vehicle…
Tires 1 Read
The contact owns a 1998 bmw 750il. The vehicle has michelin pilot all season tires. The contact stated that there was a low rating for the tire that came with the vehicle. Bmw offered an optional tire size for a 16 inch tire and 18 inch rim. The catalog states that a vr tire did not carry a load rating. The contact…
Vehicle Speed Control 1 Read
Consumer was preparing to back out of garage when vehicle was put into reverse gear from park, vehicle suddenly accelerated very quickly out of garage without foot on gas pedal. Dealer notified and inspected the vehicle, problem could not be found at this time
750iL years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Power Train | — | — | |
| 1998 | Air Bags,fuel/propulsion System | — | — | |
| 1997 | Visibility | — | — | |
| 1996 | Suspension | — | — | |
| 1995 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 1992 | Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | — | |
| 1991 | Vehicle Speed Control | — | — | |
| 1990 | Electrical System | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 17 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.1 |
| Worst single series | 2 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 8.0 years |
A model average of 1.1 hides a worst series at 2. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the 750iL?
By complaint volume, 1998, 1999, 1992 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which 750iL years are the cleanest?
1991, 1996, 1997 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the BMW 750iL have?
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1990–1999. Of those, 1 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.