BMW 428I vs Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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 428I	Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Complaints on file	258	642
Model years covered	2014–2016	1962–2003
Worst model year	2015	1995
Best model year	2016	2000
Crashes reported	25	34
Fires reported	7	11
Injuries reported	13	20
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	17.4%	10.9%

BMW 428I by year

64 124 70

14 15 16

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 78 30.2%

Electrical System 75 29.1%

Other & Unspecified 20 7.8%

Brakes 17 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 5.8%

Airbags 9 3.5%

Body & Structure 8 3.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 2.3%

Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck by year

4 2 2 2 5 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 4 4 27 19 18 14 15 15 53 80 81 53 37 39 23 32 45 48

62 72 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 120 18.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 9.8%

Tires 56 8.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 48 7.5%

Electrical System 43 6.7%

Steering 42 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 41 6.4%