Feb 7, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel system
DRIVETRAIN SIGNAL CAME ON LIGHT IN CAR STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF GEARSHIFT BECAME REAL COLD STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ONLY ALLOW TO GO 50 MPH
NHTSA ODI 11175098
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What 7 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 BMW 740li
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (7)Crash / fire / injury (1)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Engine (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Firerelated (1)Fuel system (1)Seat belts (1)Suspension (1)Wheels (1)
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Working with the data? Download all 7 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 BMW 740li verdict →