BMW 128I vs Chevrolet Pickup

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	BMW 128I	Chevrolet Pickup
Complaints on file	237	585
Model years covered	2007–2013	1972–2003
Worst model year	2012	1997
Best model year	2008	2003
Crashes reported	7	42
Fires reported	14	7
Injuries reported	2	24
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	9.7%	12.5%

BMW 128I by year

2 23 37 31 63 35 46

07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 90 38.0%

Engine & Cooling 62 26.2%

Electrical System 19 8.0%

Lights 11 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 3.8%

Other & Unspecified 8 3.4%

Body & Structure 7 3.0%

Brakes 6 2.5%

Chevrolet Pickup by year

4 2 2 1 13 17 8 60 90 75 113 60 51 37 19 21 12

72 73 75 78 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 126 21.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 106 18.1%

Tires 62 10.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 40 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 5.8%

Steering 34 5.8%

Engine & Cooling 26 4.4%

Electrical System 25 4.3%