BMW 330CI vs GEO Metro

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 330CI	GEO Metro
Complaints on file	326	805
Model years covered	2000–2006	1989–2001
Worst model year	2004	1995
Best model year	2003	2000
Crashes reported	20	160
Fires reported	16	12
Injuries reported	23	121
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	18.1%	36.8%

BMW 330CI by year

1 97 55 18 82 38 35

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 132 40.5%

Lights 33 10.1%

Engine & Cooling 27 8.3%

Electrical System 26 8.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 7.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 7.4%

Body & Structure 16 4.9%

Tires 9 2.8%

GEO Metro by year

29 45 65 78 54 91 132 116 90 39 36 23 7

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Airbags 95 11.8%

Seat Belts 75 9.3%

Doors, Latches & Locks 75 9.3%

Body & Structure 72 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 71 8.8%

Brakes 66 8.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 52 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 45 5.6%