FaultScore

BMW 330XI vs Dodge Spirit

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 330XI Dodge Spirit
Complaints on file 248 603
Model years covered 2001–2006 1989–2002
Worst model year 2006 1994
Best model year 2004 1995
Crashes reported 5 44
Fires reported 12 38
Injuries reported 7 38
Deaths reported 1 3
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 10.1% 20.4%

BMW 330XI by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 111 44.8%
Engine & Cooling 19 7.7%
Seat Belts 16 6.5%
Lights 12 4.8%
Seats 10 4.0%
Steering 9 3.6%
Tires 9 3.6%

Dodge Spirit by year

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

What breaks