2010 Bmw 7 SERIES - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

Based on the safety rating data available for the 2010 BMW 7 Series, the overall safety rating is listed as "Not Rated." While specific crash ratings such as front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings are not provided, it is worth noting that the vehicle comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which is beneficial for enhancing stability and preventing accidents.

Furthermore, the BMW 7 Series lacks a forward collision warning system but offers an optional lane departure warning feature, which can assist drivers in maintaining their lane and potentially avoiding collisions.

In terms of complaints and recalls, the 2010 BMW 7 Series has accumulated a total of 44 complaints and has been subject to 3 recalls. It is crucial for owners of this vehicle to stay informed about any recalls to address safety concerns promptly.

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Complaint Count

44

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2010 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2010 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2010 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2010 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2010 Bmw 7 SERIES

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750xi. the contact stated that the vehicle was consuming a quart of oil at an excessive rate. the contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust with several unknown warning lights illuminated. the contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that coolant had been leaking from the engine; however, the source of the leak was unknown. the contact was also informed that the valve seals were defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-01-01
Complaint:
"this vehicle presents a oil consumption problem is supposed be corrected for bmw with a costumer care package bmw just do partial or incomplete repairs a have all the documentation the most important never performed whem a contact different dealership no one provide a valid explanation a avoid performance the correct service car don’t have 50k since they performed service and the oil consumption is huge and not normal they don’t provide the complete service"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-10-04
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750li. the contact stated that after starting the vehicle there was a loud backfire and the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who stated that the engine head gasket was blown. no further information was available. the local dealer was notified of the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 89,000."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-04-06
Complaint:
"the vehicle was driven approximately 10 minutes to the grocery store, parked, we shopped, 30 minutes later, drove back home, again about 10 minutes. backed the vehicle into my driveway and shut the vehicle off. groceries were unloaded while my girlfriend was trying to get my 18 month daughter out of the car seat. she did, came inside and approximately 2 minutes later a neighbor slammed on my door saying that the vehicle was smoking from the engine compartment. i went outside, tried to relieve the issue with an extinguisher, this did not remedy the situation. the smoke increased, i was afraid to pop the hood due to risk of oxygen exposure to what i assumed was in active fire. 911 was called, minutes later the entire compartment was fully engulfed with flames. fire department arrived and extinguished the fire."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2020-04-10
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750li. while driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly hesitated to accelerate and the engine sputtered and stalled. the vehicle was taken to bmw of monterey (1 gary plaza, seaside, ca) where it was diagnosed that the engine coils, injectors, and ecu were faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 20,000."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2010-01-12
Complaint:
"engine burns oil excessively. requires me to add 1 qt of oil at approximately every 1000 miles or less"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2017-08-12
Complaint:
"engine will not pass smog test due to engine valves unusual wear. the vehicle has 71,000 miles and my mechanic (rheem valley automotive) indicates there is a soft recall and the engine needs to be replaced. the engine light came on and the diagnostic test showed abnormal results. the car is still drivable, but will not past the smog requirement test for a california license renewal."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2018-07-09
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750i. while operating the vehicle, an amber colored smoke was present under the hood of the vehicle. occasionally, the vehicle would not start immediately. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (sidrey bmw in greenvale, sc) where it was diagnosed that the electronic auxiliary water pump overheated and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. the contact was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v521000 (engine), although the failures were identical. the failure mileage was 64,000."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2017-01-10
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750li. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure recurred three times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine fuel injector caused the vehicle to stall and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated that most of the time the vehicle would restart, but other times it failed to restart and had to be towed to a dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranty would cover part of the fuel injection failure, but the other part would not be covered. the approximate failure mileage was 50,917."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2018-02-06
Complaint:
"car had four injectors replaced. when dealer was finished with the car the valet guy was bringing the car out only to realize that the car was still running rough, after further diagnosis the dealership discovered that there were other injectors that were faulty and refuse to replace them under their customer care plan. i'm stuck with this car and dealer refuses to fix knowing that it's a defect on their part instead they want me to pay $4000 to fix the problem."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2016-06-05

BMW Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BMW ranks 12 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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