BMW 325I vs Jeep Patriot

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	Jeep Patriot
Complaints on file	1,808	4,387
Model years covered	1987–2012	2002–2017
Worst model year	2006	2014
Best model year	1993	2007
Crashes reported	71	205
Fires reported	103	60
Injuries reported	76	151
Deaths reported	2	5
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.9%	9.6%

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%

Jeep Patriot by year

6 130 273 292 207 485 552 178 906 499 761 98

02 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 840 19.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 432 9.8%

Electrical System 421 9.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 418 9.5%

Airbags 382 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 340 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 234 5.3%

Seat Belts 227 5.2%