2005 Bmw 745I: Reliability Data

21
Total Complaints
110,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

84,750 25th Percentile
110,000 Median Mileage
118,433 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
4
Latches/Locks/Linkages
3
Frontal
2
Power Train
1
Traction Control System
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Seats
1
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Rear
1
Air Bags
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2005 BMW 745I DRIVER RESTRAINTS SYSTEM FAULTS DRIVER MAT SEAT SENSOR FAILURE. *TR"
"2005 BMW 745I DRIVER RESTRAINTS SYSTEM FAULTS DRIVER MAT SEAT SENSOR FAILURE. *TR"
"MY CAR WAS REPAIRED BACK IN 9/8/2008 FOR NON FUNCTIONING DOOR HANDLES AND LOCKS. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS THE DOORS HAVE OPENED WITHOUT NOTICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED, SO THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 4 complaints
Median: 111,000 mi
Latches/Locks/Linkages 3 complaints
Median: 98,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 7 VA: 7 TX: 2 FL: 2 SC: 2 IA: 1

Bmw 745I — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2002744
20034711
2004417

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