1998 Bmw 740Il: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 49 complaints
49
Total Complaints
97,386mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

80,000 25th Percentile
97,386 Median Mileage
142,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. TOOK TO DEALER, HAD ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK"
"MOTOR FOR SHOULDER STRAP WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT, LATER THE STRAP FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. *SLC"
"PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK KNOB POPPED OFF, DEALER INSTALLED MISSING CAP FOR RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK. *SLC"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28