BMW 320I vs Dodge Spirit

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 320I	Dodge Spirit
Complaints on file	247	603
Model years covered	1978–2018	1989–2002
Worst model year	2014	1994
Best model year	2013	1995
Crashes reported	36	44
Fires reported	8	38
Injuries reported	24	38
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	27.5%	20.4%

BMW 320I by year

3 1 6 1 1 2 5 13 80 46 40 13 36

78 79 80 82 02 04 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 47 19.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 29 11.7%

Electrical System 27 10.9%

Airbags 25 10.1%

Other & Unspecified 23 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.9%

Brakes 17 6.9%

Lights 14 5.7%

Dodge Spirit by year

25 82 135 77 118 119 45 1 1

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 98 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 101 16.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 92 15.3%

Electrical System 71 11.8%

Airbags 53 8.8%

Suspension 46 7.6%

Brakes 41 6.8%

Steering 29 4.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 26 4.3%