BMW

BMW 7 Series

For the BMW 7 Series, model years 2000–2027 on this site have 80 matched recalls and 259 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 0 in 2026 to 29 in 2006. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 14–28 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

BMW 7 Series by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year Recalls Complaints Crash Fire Investigations Stars Comb mpg
2000 0 2 0 0 0 Pre-2011 14–18
2001 0 2 0 0 0 Pre-2011 14–18
2002 1 4 0 0 2 Pre-2011 19
2003 2 8 0 0 2 Pre-2011 16–19
2004 4 28 0 1 3 Pre-2011 16–19
2005 1 4 1 0 2 Pre-2011 16–19
2006 2 29 0 0 4 Pre-2011 16–18
2007 1 13 0 0 2 Pre-2011 15–18
2008 1 11 2 1 2 Pre-2011 15–18
2009 2 9 0 1 0 Pre-2011 17
2010 2 2 0 0 0 Pre-2011 15–17
2011 1 3 0 0 0 — 15–20
2012 1 2 0 0 0 — 15–20
2013 2 26 1 2 0 — 15–25
2014 2 14 3 0 0 — 15–25
2015 5 6 0 1 1 — 15–26
2016 1 25 1 0 0 — 19–24
2017 1 12 0 0 1 — 16–27
2018 2 8 0 0 1 — 16–27
2019 4 4 1 0 1 — 16–27
2020 9 5 0 0 1 — 20–24
2021 9 5 0 0 1 — 19–25
2022 2 4 0 0 1 — 16–25
2023 11 23 1 0 0 — 21–27
2024 8 8 1 0 0 — 20–28
2025 5 2 0 0 0 — 20–28
2026 1 0 0 0 0 — 20–28
2027 · no NHTSA name match 0 0 0 0 0 — 26

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year Comb mpg MPGe kWh/100 mi Range Annual fuel cost
2000 14–18 — — — $4,550–$5,850
2001 14–18 — — — $4,550–$5,850
2002 19 — — — $4,350
2003 16–19 — — — $4,350–$5,150
2004 16–19 — — — $4,350–$5,150
2005 16–19 — — — $4,350–$5,150
2006 16–18 — — — $4,550–$5,150
2007 15–18 — — — $4,550–$5,500
2008 15–18 — — — $4,550–$5,500
2009 17 — — — $4,850
2010 15–17 — — — $4,850–$5,500
2011 15–20 — — — $4,100–$5,500
2012 15–20 — — — $4,100–$5,500
2013 15–25 — — — $3,300–$5,500
2014 15–25 — — — $3,300–$5,500
2015 15–26 — — — $3,300–$5,500
2016 19–24 — — — $3,400–$4,350
2017 16–27 — 52 340 $3,050–$5,150
2018 16–27 — 52 340 $3,050–$5,150
2019 16–27 — 52 340 $3,050–$5,150
2020 20–24 — 61 290 $3,400–$4,100
2021 19–25 — 60 290 $3,300–$4,350
2022 16–25 — 60 290 $3,300–$5,150
2023 21–27 — — — $3,050–$3,900
2024 20–28 — — — $2,950–$4,100
2025 20–28 — 50 470 $2,950–$4,100
2026 20–28 — 48 460 $2,950–$4,100
2027 26 — — — $3,150

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