FaultScore

BMW 325XI vs Hyundai Azera

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 325XI Hyundai Azera
Complaints on file 398 995
Model years covered 2001–2009 2006–2017
Worst model year 2004 2006
Best model year 2001 2010
Crashes reported 21 57
Fires reported 14 32
Injuries reported 17 35
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Airbags Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 13.1% 12.8%

BMW 325XI by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 145 36.4%
Lights 35 8.8%
Steering 22 5.5%
Suspension 16 4.0%
Seat Belts 14 3.5%
Other & Unspecified 13 3.3%

Hyundai Azera by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 155 15.6%
Brakes 118 11.9%
Steering 105 10.6%
Electrical System 104 10.5%
Seats 72 7.2%
Lights 54 5.4%
Seat Belts 48 4.8%