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2022 BMW 7 Series

Plug-in hybrid Gas

Large Cars
6 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

72 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls2 critical 2

Complaintsnone reporting a crash, fire or injury 4

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 25 mpg

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2022 BMW 7 Series is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid and gas large sedan with 6 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 740i Sedan, is EPA-rated at 25 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, 2 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 4 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
745e xDrive	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo + 83 kW PMSM	19	26	22 (28 MPGe blended)	17 mi electric	60	4 h	$3,750
740i Sedan	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	22	29	25	—	—	—	$3,300
740i xDrive Sedan	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	20	27	23	—	—	—	$3,550
750i xDrive Sedan	Gas	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo	17	24	19	—	—	—	$4,350
Alpina B7 xDrive	Gas	AWD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo	17	24	19	—	—	—	$4,350
M760i xDrive Sedan	Gas	AWD	6.6L 12-cyl turbo	13	20	16	—	—	—	$5,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 45147, 43842, 43843, 43808, 43809, 43881.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
740i Sedan, 740i xDrive Sedan, 745e xDrive, 750i xDrive Sedan, Alpina B7 xDrive, M760i xDrive Sedan	3 / 10	California LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Gas-guzzler tax applies to M760i xDrive Sedan — a federal excise the manufacturer pays and prices in.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sedan/Saloon
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	6
Displacement	3 L

Engine Output

Horsepower

335 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes one configuration rather than every trim (seen: 7-Series). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	201.6–207.1 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	74.8 in
Height	57.9 in
Wheelbase	120.9–126.4 in
Track, front	63.8 in
Track, rear	65.0 in
Curb weight	4,667–5,170 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	50/50 to 54/46

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 5 configurations: 745LE xDrive 4-door Sedan LWB, 750I xDrive 4-door Sedan SWB, 750LI xDrive 4-door Sedan LWB, Alpina B7, M760LI xDrive 4-door Sedan LWB. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

!critical

Electrical System

145,102 vehicles 59% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 340I, X6, 2020-2025 840I, 2020-2022 740LI, 2019-2020 X7, and X5 vehicles. After repeated attempts, the starter motor may overheat from an electrical overload. Risk An overheated starter motor can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. This recall includes vehicles repaired under recall 24V576 and those owners will need to have their vehicle repaired again. Owner notification letters were mailed February 9, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov November 17, 2025.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V644000 reported Sep 25, 2025 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

!critical

Electrical System

16 vehicles 100% reported repaired

Problem BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one 2022 745e hybrid electric vehicle. The high voltage battery may have been produced with a battery cell electrode that was improperly sized during the laser cutting process, which may result in an electrical short-circuit. Risk A short-circuit in the battery cell can increase the risk of fire. Fix Dealers will replace the affected battery cell module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on November 30, 2022. Owners were contacted by phone and by First Class mail on October 28, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 22V683000 reported Sep 13, 2022 BMW of North America, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021. On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific 7 Series

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2022 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. BMW publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →BMW’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2022 BMW 7 Series, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

4complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

8.0 per 10,000 built · BMW reported 4,985 7 Series built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2025: 2 · 2026: 2

Most-cited components

Electrical System 3

Engine 1

Unspecified 1

Lane Departure 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

The contact owns a 2022 BMW 740LI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V644000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

Electrical System Feb 9, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11716735

The contact owns a 2022 BMW 740LI. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the Lane Departure feature malfunctioned on several occasions, causing the vehicle to be pulled into another lane or into the opposite direction. There was no warning light illuminated.

Lane Departure at 41,000 miles Mar 19, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11725646

The contact owns a 2022 BMW 740LI. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed an abnormal burning odor. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was unable to start the vehicle and called a tow truck.

Electrical System at 70,000 miles Dec 29, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11707604

This vehicle is affected by NHTSA Recall 25V644 (starter motor – fire risk). The recall remedy has been listed as “Remedy Not Available” since September 25, 2025, and remains unavailable more than two months later. BMW did not notify me about this safety recall.

Electrical System Dec 11, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11704427

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by BMW itself: 2 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 2 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 40 per 100,000 built. Every 7 Series model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 2 filings by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

15 years or 150,000 miles · BMW warranty extension 1390900300For this vehicle, the EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles, from the original 10 years/120,000 miles…
8 years or 80,000 miles · BMW warranty extension 3711900100The front and rear AIR suspension strut assemblies limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 8 years /80,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every BMW warranty extension (46) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 241

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-05-15

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 226 service bulletins, 8 service campaigns, 4 warranty extensions

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Engine, Visibility/Wiper, Steering.

B170126 Service campaign
2026-05-15 · Engine
DELIVERY STOP: CHARGE AIR COOLER VENTILATION LINE
B011325 Warranty extension
2026-05-07 · Engine
The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B010324 Warranty extension
2026-05-06 · Engine
The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.
B010522 Warranty extension
2026-03-27 · Suspension
THE FRONT AND REAR AIR SUSPENSION STRUT ASSEMBLIES LIMITED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTS IN MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 8 YEARS /80,000 MILES AS DETERMINED FROM THE ORIGINAL IN-SERVICE DATE.
11029008 Over-the-air update
2026-02-05 · Exterior Lighting
Residues from the production process may be present on the Frontal Light Electronics circuit board. This could result in the failure of a lighting function (e.g. daytime driving lights, low-beam headlight, turn indicators) on the affected side in the front area. In the event of a fault, you will be informed by a Check Control message. The front light module will be replaced.
B120224 Emissions
2025-10-31 · Engine
RSU availability. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL 24E-A02: VALVETRONIC
B120425 Emissions
2025-06-11 · Electrical System
EMISSIONS RECALL 25E-A02: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS
B340425 Service campaign
2025-04-26 · Electrical System
As a result of a data input error, certain fault memories are permanently stored. The permanent storage offault memories does not comply with the legal specifications of the authority (California Air Resources Board– CARB). The fault has no effect on the use of the vehicle by the customer.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 2.2%

failed emissions

314 initial inspections of 305 vehicles.

Measure	The 2022 7 Series	Every 2022 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	2.2%	1.7%	312
Failed the safety inspection	1.3%	1.4%	314
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.64%	0.18%	314
Miles driven a year	9,747	10,455	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	41,580	44,815	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2022 vehicle” is every 2022 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

7 Series by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2027 A^* 0 0 26 mpg 2026 A 1 0 28 mpg 2025 D 5 2 28 mpg 2024 F 8 8 28 mpg 2023 F 11 23 27 mpg 2022 this page C 2 4 25 mpg 2021 F 9 5 25 mpg 2020 F 9 5 24 mpg 2019 C 3 5 27 mpg 2018 B 1 8 27 mpg 2017 A 0 12 27 mpg 2016 A 1 24 24 mpg

Common questions about the 2022 7 Series

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2022 BMW 7 Series have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2022 BMW 7 Series, 2 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 25V644000, covering Electrical System. 1 of them was filed with no repair available at the time — NHTSA's file records what the manufacturer had in hand on the filing date, not what exists today. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2022 BMW 7 Series yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it C (72/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

Across the 6 EPA-rated configurations of the 2022 BMW 7 Series, the best EPA combined figure is 25 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions). Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

Transport Canada measured it at 201.6–207.1 in long, 74.8 in wide (body, without mirrors), 57.9 in tall, on a 120.9–126.4 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 4,667–5,170 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 BMW 7 Series, most often about electrical system, engine, unspecified. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

The EPA smog rating for the 2022 BMW 7 Series is 3 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

The manufacturer has filed 241 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2022 BMW 7 Series, most often covering electrical system, equipment, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-05-15. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2022 BMW 7 Series do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2022 BMW 7 Series failed the emissions check on 2.2% of first inspections — higher than the 1.7% for every 2022 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.3% (every 2022 vehicle: 1.4%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	6 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	6 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	2	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	4	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	241	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	1	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	7 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2022 BMW 7 Series

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Engine Basics

Engine Output

Fuel Economy

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (2)

Electrical System

Electrical System

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific 7 Series

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2022 BMW 7 Series

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

At the New York inspection station

failed emissions

7 Series by model year

Common questions about the 2022 7 Series

Does the 2022 BMW 7 Series have any recalls?

How safe is the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

What are the dimensions of the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

What do owners complain about on the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

How clean is the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 BMW 7 Series?

How does the 2022 BMW 7 Series do at state inspection?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method