BMW 320I vs Jeep Patriot 4X4

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	Jeep Patriot 4X4
Complaints on file	247	602
Model years covered	1978–2018	2007–2010
Worst model year	2014	2008
Best model year	2013	2010
Crashes reported	36	15
Fires reported	8	2
Injuries reported	24	8
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	27.5%	4.2%

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%

Jeep Patriot 4X4 by year

214 257 88 43

07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 118 19.6%

Suspension 117 19.4%

Engine & Cooling 63 10.5%

Steering 56 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 52 8.6%

Body & Structure 49 8.1%

Electrical System 32 5.3%

Brakes 20 3.3%