2006 Bmw 7 Series: Reliability Data

42
Total Complaints
77,547mi
Median Mileage
Power Train
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,500 25th Percentile
77,547 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Power Train
5
Air Bags
5
Engine
3
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Electrical System
3
Fuel/Propulsion System
2
Engine
2
Automatic Transmission
2
Frontal
2
Service Brakes
2

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750. THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO THE PARK POSITION WHEN THE START/STOP BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTE..."
"BMW 750 LI 2006. I AM THE FIST OWNER OF THIS CAR. SICNE I GOT THIS CAR IT HAS GIVEN ME MUCH PROBLEM. I HAVE OWED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR, AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT SOLVED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JERKED, AND AIR CONDITIONING ( A/C )SMELLED. THE LIGHT ALWAYS WENT ON..."
"PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION; ON APRIL 2007 -MILEAGE 8936 WARNING -LOW OIL-AD 1.5Q. ON 29 MAY 2007-WARN LOW OIL- AD 1.5Q OIL. ON AUG 2007-WARN LOW OIL-AD 1.5 Q OIL ON DEC 2007-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 2.5 Q OIL SEPT 30 2008-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 1 Q OIL AT LOC DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL O..."

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.

Power Train 5 complaints
25th: 87,052 mi Median: 93,000 mi 75th: 109,891 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 3 complaints
Median: 59,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 9 AL: 6 TX: 5 VA: 4 TN: 3 GA: 2 LA: 2 MO: 2 WI: 1 OK: 1

Who Files Complaints?

4.8%
Original Owners
95.2%
Second+ Owners

Bmw 7 Series — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2004350

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