BMW 325CI vs Isuzu Trooper

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	Isuzu Trooper
Complaints on file	289	713
Model years covered	2000–2006	1985–2002
Worst model year	2001	1999
Best model year	2003	2002
Crashes reported	8	72
Fires reported	18	43
Injuries reported	10	45
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.5%	22.9%

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%

Isuzu Trooper by year

5 18 9 20 17 30 71 27 41 58 65 66 18 48 105 61 42 12

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 199 27.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 80 11.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 45 6.3%

Electrical System 44 6.2%

Tires 43 6.0%

Suspension 42 5.9%

Brakes 41 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 5.5%