2016 Bmw 740i problems

General information about Bmw-740i
Overview of popular issues
Analysis of common problems
Сomplaints list

The BMW 7 Series is a full-size luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker BMW since 1977. It is the successor to the BMW E3 "New Six" sedan and is now in its seventh generation.

The 7 Series is BMW's flagship car and is only available in a sedan bodystyle (including long wheelbase and limousine models). It traditionally introduces technologies and exterior design themes before other models in BMW's lineup.

The first generation of the 7 Series was powered by straight-6 petrol engines, and following generations have been powered by inline-4, straight-6, V8 and V12 engines with both natural aspiration and turbocharging. Since 1995, diesel engines have been optional in the 7 Series.

Unlike the 3 Series and 5 Series sedans, BMW does not offer a full M model, but once offered an M performance variant, the BMW M760 with its 6.6L V12 (at the time the most powerful BMW ever made, not to be confused with BMW 760 6.6 V12 which does not offer the same performance). The Alpina B7 (G12) served as the high-performance variant of the 7 Series.

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Common 2016 Bmw 740i problems

Common Problems with the BMW 740i 2016

Based on the search results, the BMW 740i 2016 has several common problems that owners have reported. These issues include:

Valve cover, intake manifold, and PCV plate oil leaks: The valve cover, intake manifold, and PCV plate are susceptible to oil leaks, which can be a significant issue for 740i owners.

High maintenance costs: The 740i is a luxury vehicle with high maintenance costs, including expensive oil changes and service appointments .
Weight-related problems: The 740i is a heavy car, which can lead to issues with the tires, control arms, and shocks. These components may need to be checked and replaced more frequently than in smaller or lighter vehicles .
Engine oil leakage: The 740i's engine may experience oil leakage due to the seal around the oil plate deteriorating over time. This issue is specific to high displacement BMWs and Audis and requires frequent oil checks and top-ups .
Fuel door issues: The fuel door of the 740i has been known to separate from its hinged inner plate, which can lead to the door falling off entirely.

Tire problems: The 740i's tires have been known to be affected by potholes, which can lead to tire damage and the need for replacement.

Interior quality concerns: The 740i's interior has been criticized for cost-cutting measures, including the lack of acoustically laminated side glass and the use of ceramic controls that can be difficult to use.

These common problems with the BMW 740i 2016 are based on complaints from owners of this car. It is important to note that not all 740i owners will experience these issues, but potential buyers should be aware of the potential for these problems to arise.

Is the BMW 740i reliable?

The BMW 740i (E38) is a luxury sedan car model that was produced by BMW from 1994 to 2001. It is a part of the seventh generation of the BMW 7 Series. The E38 model is widely regarded as one of the most reliable and well-built versions of the 7 Series.

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How many miles can a BMW 740i last?

How many miles do BMW models last? A BMW can last 150-200,000 miles with proper care and if you drive the national average of 13,500 miles per year, you can expect to drive your BMW for 10-15 years according to MotorAsk.

What is the gas mileage on a 2016 BMW 740i?

Crunching the fuel-economy data revealed that our 740i averaged 26 mpg, beating the EPA's 24-mpg combined rating. The six-cylinder pairs with the dependable ZF eight-speed-automatic transmission, as quick-witted and crisp-shifting as ever.

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Is the 2017 BMW 740i reliable?

How Reliable Is the 2017 BMW 7 Series? The 2017 7 Series has an above-average predicted reliability rating of 3.5 out of five from J.D. Power.

2016 Bmw 740i car problems categorized by type of issue

After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Bmw 740i problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:

Electrical system problems
Seat belts problems
Engine problems
Unknown or other problems
Vehicle speed control problems

The graph below shows statistics for all 2016 Bmw 740i vehicle components and the number of complaints received.

2016 Bmw 740i complaints

The NHTSA has received 12 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 2016 Bmw 740i.

2024-06-28

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,LANE DEPARTURE PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2024-04-02
VIN: WBA7E2C5XGG
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,LANE DEPARTURE
Summary: Blind spot warning randomly works. Passenger seatbelt phantom seatbelt warning while driving alone!

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2022-11-09

SUSPENSION PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2022-11-07
VIN: WBA7E2C57GG
Components: SUSPENSION
Summary: The contact owns a 2016 BMW 740I. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front air suspension failed to perform as designed, causing the front end of the vehicle to remain lowered, making the front driver’s and passenger’s side tires touching the inner wheel well. The vehicle was taken to the local service center who diagnosed that the front driver’s and passenger’s side air suspension was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were both notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 52,000.

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2022-09-08

ENGINE PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2022-06-09
VIN: WBA7E2C54GG
Components: ENGINE
Summary: Active Air Flap fault, Upper and Lower Actuator is not working and that is why engine is overheating. BMW has extended this warranty to 10 years/120K miles for 750 and 550 series manufactured up to Aug 2019. But they have not done that on 740 series. My vehicle has the same problem and should be covered under the same in order to avoid engine damage. Please advice the next step. The fault code are: P05A0, P05AE, P05A2, P059F.

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2020-11-08

STRUCTURE PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2020-11-05
VIN: WBA7E2C56GG
Components: STRUCTURE
Summary: NOT REALLY SURE IF THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY COMPLAINT, BUT IT COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. THE UPPER RADIATOR SHUTTLE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS CAN CAUSE RESTRICTED CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE VEHICLE INTERIOR, REDUCTION OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND POSSIBLY ENGINE OVERHEATING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MODEL YEARS 2016+. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SHUTTER. THE LINK BELOW IS FOR ANOTHER MODEL OF BMW, BUT SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM: HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2019/MC-10160279-9999.PDF

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2020-08-03

UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2020-07-30
VIN: WBA7E2C56GG
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Summary: ON JULY 30, I WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH ON A MAJOR ROAD IN PINETOP/LAKESIDE, ARIZONA WHEN THE SUNROOF, THAT WAS IN THE VENT POSITION, EXPLODED INWARD SHOWERING ME AND A PASSENGER IN SHATTERED GLASS. IT WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANY OBJECT PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION. DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE SUNROOF CASSETTE, THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $7,000.

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2018-09-26

ENGINE PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2018-09-11
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: ENGINE
Summary: I GOT ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON MY BMW; ON EACH OCCASION THE CAR WAS SENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR TO FIND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR BLINDS ARE AT FAULT AND THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE 2016 BMW 740I IS EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT GRILLE WHERE THE VENTS ARE COVERED BY BLINDS THAT OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND CLOSED WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF ALLOWED SOME TIME FOR WARM AIR TO COME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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2018-09-26

SEAT BELTS PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2017-12-08
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: SEAT BELTS
Summary: ON TWO OCCASIONS A FALSE FASTEN SEAT BELT FROM PASSENGER SIDE HAS COME UP WHEN THE SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE CAR WAS SENT FOR REPAIR. ON THE FIRST OCCASION IT WAS INDICATED THE WIRING IS LOOSE FOR THE SEAT BELT HARNESS SO IT WAS TIGHTENED. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE CAR WAS SENT TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS WIRING TRACK COULD COME LOOSE AND THEREFORE HAD TO BE REROUTED.

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2017-04-15

UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2017-03-23
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Summary: ACTIVE PDC FAILS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED IN MARCH 2017 BY BMW AND NEW SOFTWARE WAS DOWNLOADED. DESPITE THE NEW SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED TO VEHICLE THERE CONTINUES TO BE INCIDENTS POST THAT WHEN THE ACTIVE PDC FAILS TO ACTIVATE. BMW CONTINUES TO CLAIM THE FEATURE WORKS AS DESIGNED BUT THERE IS NEVER ANY EXPLANATION BY THE DEALER WHY IT IS BY DESIGN. FOREMAN AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WITNESSED MULTIPLE FAILURES OF IT ARGUED THAT I CAN SEE THE CAR IS GOING TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR AN OBJECT SO WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE IT ACTIVATE? THIS ARGUMENT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE THE FEATURE SHOULD WORK, AND IF YOU KNOW CAR IS GOING TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR OBJECT THEN YOU SHOULD EXPECT FEATURE TO ACTIVATE OTHERWISE WHY IS THE FEATURE. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT ACCEPT TO DOCUMENT THE FAILURES IN THE SERVICE ORDER OR THE ARGUMENTS FOREMAN MADE.

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2017-03-08

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2017-02-24
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: AUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM FREEZES ON THE BMW 740I. IT HAPPENS THAT AUDIO IS GONE COMPLETELY, SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TO RAISE VOLUME: 1. GESTURE COMMANDS TO RAISE VOLUME (THE SYSTEM DOES NOT EVEN SHOW GESTURE IS INVOLVED ON THE DASH DISPLAY) 2. FROM THE POWER BUTTON BY MANUALLY ADJUSTING HIGHER, THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM SYSTEM AT ALL AND DASH SCREEN DOES NOT SHOW VOLUME INCREASE IS BEING ATTEMPTED. 3. FROM THE VOLUME UP BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AGAIN NO SIGN ON DASH SCREEN THAT VOLUME INCREASE IS BEING ATTEMPTED.

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2017-02-20

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2017-02-09
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: THE PROBLEM IS CENTERED AROUND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM OF BMW 740I 2016. BMW 740I CAN'T DETECT VEHICLES FROM THE RIGHT CORNER OR LEFT CORNER WHEN TWO LANES MERGE INTO ONE AND THE BMW IS APPROACHING THE OTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE OTHER VEHICLE IS EITHER AT FRONT RIGHT OR LEFT RIGHT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS OF THIS PROBLEM: FIRST SYMPTOM, BMW 740I IS NOT TRACKING ANY VEHICLE AND COCKPIT DOES NOT SHOW A TRACKED VEHICLE. A CAR OR BIG TRUCK IS IN THE SECOND LANE MERGING FROM EITHER CORNER, BMW 740I DOES NOT DETECT THOUGH THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME AND DISTANCE TO DETECT. IN ONE EXAMPLE THERE WAS 18 WHEELER MERGING LANE AND BMW NEVER DETECTED THE 18 WHEELER THOUGH MAJORITY OF THE 18 WHEELER WAS AHEAD OF THE BMW FROM THE RIGHT CORNER. SECOND SYMPTOM IS BMW 740I IS TRACKING ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN TWO LANES MERGE THERE IS A CAR FROM THE OTHER LANE COMING IN FRONT FROM THE RIGHT CORNER OR LEFT CORNER, BMW NEVER SLOWS DOWN FURTHER SINCE THAT VEHICLE IS ALREADY NOW IN VIEW OF THE BMW. MY UNDERSTANDING THE BMW USES THE CAMERA BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, FACING FORWARD, TO DETECT SUCH SCENARIOS.

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2017-01-27

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2017-01-14
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: 2016 BMW 740I IS EQUIPMENT WITH AUTOMATIC PARK DISTANCE CONTROL SYSTEM (PDC) THAT AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CLOSE TO AN OBSTACLE WHEN DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED. THE SYSTEM IS VERY FLAKY IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE, SOMETIMES IT ACTIVATES WHEN IT IS 2 FT AWAY FROM OBJECT AND MANY TIMES IT ACTIVATES WHEN IT IS ONLY 2 INCHES AWAY. IN SOME INSTANCE IT FAILS TO ACTIVATE COMPLETELY SO MANUAL INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE SENSORS. DEALER TRIED REPAIRING TWICE INCLUDING NEW SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD AND CALIBRATION OF SENSORS BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

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2017-01-25

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM

Date Of Incident: 2017-01-04
VIN: WBA7E2C59GG
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND PEDESTRIAN DETECTION FEATURE. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MISSES TO ADAPT SPEED OR STOP OR DETECT A VEHICLE IN FRONT REQUIRING DRIVER INTERVENTION TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING. SYMPTOM 1: VEHICLE BMW WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS TRACKING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ADAPTING SPEED HOWEVER FOR UNKNOWN REASON IT LATER FAILS TO START THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN AND COLLISION ALARM IS SOUNDED SYMPTOM 2: VEHICLE BMW IS TRACKING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ADAPTING SPEED ON LANE 1; UPON BMW SWITCHING LANES TO ANOTHER CLEAR LANE THE CAR ACCELERATES TO REACH TARGET SPEED AND THOUGH IT DETECTS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT IT FAILS TO START SLOWING DOWN. DRIVER INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED TO BRAKE AND SLOW DOWN. SYMPTOM 3: SAME AS DRIVING CONDITION IN SYMPTOM 2 EXCEPT THAT UPON LANE SWITCH THE BMW FAILS COMPLETELY TO DETECT A VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SECOND LANE AND KEEP GOING ON AT SAME SPEED. DRIVER INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE BMW I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE THREE SYMPTOMS AND ASK YOU FOR MEANS TO UPLOAD THE VIDEOS. BMW DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO DOWNLOAD NEW SOFTWARE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEMS INCREASED. I HAVE VIDEOS RECORDED POST THE REPAIRS AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. *TR

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Additional sources

More sources of information about 2016 Bmw 740i problems:

G11 2016 740i reliability? - 7Post - 7 Series Forum

https://www.7post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1915708

Apr 16, 2022 ... I've never personally never had one before but I remember keep hearing horror stories about 7 series in general having severe reliability issues ...

2016 740i Common issues to look for? | BimmerFest BMW Forum

https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/2016-740i-common-issues-to-look-for.1450963/

Apr 5, 2023 ... As someone who owns both a 740 (N55) and a 750 (N63), I would have zero trepidation on any 740 in comparison to a 750. Further, even if you did, ...

2016 750i reliability? - 7Post - 7 Series Forum

https://www.7post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1689778

Jan 27, 2020 ... ... issues at all. Not everyone will be as lucky of course, but I've generally never had any issues with any of the 4 BMWs that I've owned.