BMW 325CI vs Infiniti G37

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 325CI	Infiniti G37
Complaints on file	289	721
Model years covered	2000–2006	2007–2015
Worst model year	2001	2013
Best model year	2003	2008
Crashes reported	8	57
Fires reported	18	7
Injuries reported	10	19
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	12.5%	11.5%

BMW 325CI by year

9 56 33 35 76 40 40

00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Airbags 133 46.0%

Electrical System 24 8.3%

Engine & Cooling 21 7.3%

Lights 21 7.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 12 4.2%

Body & Structure 9 3.1%

Suspension 9 3.1%

Infiniti G37 by year

1 96 215 96 130 98 84 1

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15

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

What breaks

Airbags 263 36.5%

Other & Unspecified 68 9.4%

Electrical System 56 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 48 6.7%

Body & Structure 48 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 46 6.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 46 6.4%

Seats 38 5.3%