BMW 330CI vs Land Rover Freelander

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	Land Rover Freelander
Complaints on file	326	798
Model years covered	2000–2006	2000–2005
Worst model year	2004	2002
Best model year	2003	2005
Crashes reported	20	10
Fires reported	16	19
Injuries reported	23	4
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	18.1%	4.1%

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%

Land Rover Freelander by year

1 5 404 250 112 26

00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 315 39.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 128 16.0%

Electrical System 65 8.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 56 7.0%

Brakes 55 6.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 48 6.0%

Lights 29 3.6%

Body & Structure 16 2.0%