BMW 325I vs Nissan Versa

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	Nissan Versa
Complaints on file	1,808	4,513
Model years covered	1987–2012	2007–2025
Worst model year	2006	2012
Best model year	1993	2023
Crashes reported	71	414
Fires reported	103	61
Injuries reported	76	232
Deaths reported	2	15
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	13.9%	16%

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%

Nissan Versa by year

447 461 615 337 328 673 294 302 261 115 94 86 45 119 53 35 72 159 17

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Airbags 1,089 24.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 562 12.5%

Suspension 483 10.7%

Engine & Cooling 431 9.6%

Other & Unspecified 313 6.9%

Electrical System 273 6.0%

Brakes 208 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 191 4.2%