BMW 335XI vs Acura Legend

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 335XI	Acura Legend
Complaints on file	205	505
Model years covered	2007–2015	1986–1995
Worst model year	2008	1993
Best model year	2010	1995
Crashes reported	11	73
Fires reported	22	17
Injuries reported	7	43
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Equipment & Accessories
Share of complaints involving harm	19.5%	26.3%

BMW 335XI by year

26 81 24 13 29 2 13 14 3

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 59 28.8%

Engine & Cooling 32 15.6%

Electrical System 28 13.7%

Airbags 21 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 9 4.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 3.4%

Brakes 7 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 3.4%

Acura Legend by year

17 9 42 47 45 158 111 30 26 20

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

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

What breaks

Equipment & Accessories 109 21.6%

Brakes 70 13.9%

Airbags 52 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 30 5.9%

Electrical System 24 4.8%

Seat Belts 23 4.6%