BMW 325CI vs Infiniti QX56

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 QX56
Complaints on file	289	706
Model years covered	2000–2006	2004–2013
Worst model year	2001	2004
Best model year	2003	2009
Crashes reported	8	23
Fires reported	18	4
Injuries reported	10	10
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	12.5%	5.2%

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 QX56 by year

147 101 100 28 73 14 32 96 72 43

04 05 06 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

Brakes 201 28.5%

Engine & Cooling 113 16.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 78 11.0%

Electrical System 62 8.8%

Suspension 43 6.1%

Airbags 36 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 30 4.2%

Other & Unspecified 27 3.8%