BMW 325I vs Chevrolet Camaro

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 325I	Chevrolet Camaro
Complaints on file	1,808	4,350
Model years covered	1987–2012	1968–2024
Worst model year	2006	2010
Best model year	1993	2022
Crashes reported	71	452
Fires reported	103	115
Injuries reported	76	297
Deaths reported	2	17
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	13.9%	20.3%

BMW 325I by year

5 7 10 5 4 55 25 23 42 1 196 198 261 182 81 709 1 1 1 1

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12

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

What breaks

Airbags 529 29.3%

Electrical System 217 12.0%

Lights 205 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 176 9.7%

Doors, Latches & Locks 78 4.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 3.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 65 3.6%

Steering 60 3.3%

Chevrolet Camaro by year

3 1 6 1 5 25 40 64 38 29 20 34 32 110 104 45 182 305 159 88 224 133 119 60 100 394 262 161 251 290 306 203 259 112 72 46 23 16 24 4

68 69 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Electrical System 649 14.9%

Engine & Cooling 482 11.1%

Brakes 464 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 442 10.2%

Airbags 402 9.2%

Steering 284 6.5%

Other & Unspecified 273 6.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 229 5.3%