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BMW 750Li vs Tesla Model 3

Two large cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. Side by side from official registers: recalls, complaints and registrations.

At a glance

BMW 750LiTesla Model 3
Model years in the US safety record2005–20222017–2026
New cars registered in Europe—336,489 (2019–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—132,950
On the road in the Netherlands—66,268
In traffic in Finland—14,948

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

BMW 750LiTesla Model 3
UK MOT first-time pass rate—83%
… against cars of the same age—−5%
New York safety inspections failed—1.2%
… against cars of the same year—+29%
Illogical odometer records (NL)—2.6%
US owner complaints4674,371
Most complaints aboutPower trainForward collision avoidance
Model year with most complaints2006 (216)2018 (1,033)
US recall campaigns1136
Manufacturer service bulletins4,036803
NHTSA defect investigations7109

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

BMW 750LiTesla Model 3
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2026)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

BMW 750LiTesla Model 3
Official combined fuel use, Canada12.0 l/100 km (2022)—
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—0 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—201 kW (270 hp)
Average mass in running order—1,875 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€51,179
Average odometer in Finland—98,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).