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This generation, badged G11/G12, ran from 2015 to 2022, and BMW gave it a mid-cycle refresh around 2019 with revised styling and updated electronics. A post-2019 car gets you the newer software and infotainment for a modest premium — worth paying on a car this electronics-heavy.
The BMW 730 is the cheaper sibling in the same range and shows more electrical faults than we would expect, so it is not an automatic downgrade. The BMW 530 is a size down and has less body or panel repair history than the class average. The Mercedes C300 is far cheaper and a size down, worth a look if space is not the priority.
Electronics are the thing to check. 25% of the BMW 740s we inspect in the UAE carry an electrical or electronics fault, against the 11% we would expect for saloons of this age and mileage here. That is what a car this loaded with driver-assistance and comfort systems looks like at this mileage, and it is exactly why you read the inspection report rather than trust the test drive.
Read the electronics section of the CarSwitch inspection report line by line before you buy a BMW 740 in the UAE — it is where this car's problems actually live.