2008 Bmw 750Li: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 102 complaints
102
Total Complaints
82,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

62,592 25th Percentile
82,500 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
18
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
11
AIR BAGS
10
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
5
SERVICE BRAKES
5
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
5
SEAT BELTS
5
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
5
ENGINE
5

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
3
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WITH 50,400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. HARD SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. *TR"
"-DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING -AT 35MPH DOOR SWUNG OPEN -DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER THE FACT -MOTOR THAT SEALS DOOR CEASED TO FUNCTION -POTENTIALLY FATAL HAD CHILDREN IN THE BACK NOT BEEN PROPERLY BUCKLED IN CHANGED COMP CODE TO LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.PCO *KB"
"FAILURE-1: 5:50AM WED. 4/4, 35MPH ON REGULAR ROAD, ~12 MILES AFTER COLD START; SYMPTOM: ENGINE STALLED IN A SUDDEN; BREAK WORKED WELL; TRANSMISSION AUTO TO P AFTER FULL STOP, COULD NOT CHANGE GEAR; BATTERY WORKED WELL, HEAD LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHT WORKED FINE; NO MESSAGE ON IDRIVE / DASHBOARD; ..."

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