Acura Vigor vs BMW 330E

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Acura Vigor BMW 330E
Complaints on file 27 67
Model years covered 1992–1994 2016–2024
Worst model year — 2021
Best model year — 2018
Crashes reported 5 12
Fires reported 5 0
Injuries reported 4 9
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 51.9% 31.3%

Acura Vigor by year

92 93 94
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 4 14.8%
Airbags 4 14.8%
Steering 3 11.1%
Brakes 3 11.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 11.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.4%
Body & Structure 2 7.4%
Electrical System 1 3.7%

BMW 330E by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 16 23.9%
Electrical System 15 22.4%
Other & Unspecified 8 11.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 10.4%
Brakes 5 7.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 4.5%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 4.5%