BMW 335 vs Lexus GX470

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 335	Lexus GX470
Complaints on file	96	239
Model years covered	2007–2013	2003–2009
Worst model year	2011	2003
Best model year	2010	2006
Crashes reported	3	33
Fires reported	10	1
Injuries reported	2	14
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	15.6%	20.1%

BMW 335 by year

14 10 19 10 37 4 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 24 25.0%

Engine & Cooling 23 24.0%

Electrical System 14 14.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 12 12.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 5.2%

Other & Unspecified 4 4.2%

Body & Structure 3 3.1%

Wheels 3 3.1%

Lexus GX470 by year

64 48 38 38 34 16 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 37 15.5%

Airbags 36 15.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 10.0%

Brakes 23 9.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 19 7.9%

Suspension 15 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 14 5.9%