BMW 530E vs Cadillac XT4

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 530E Cadillac XT4
Complaints on file 68 168
Model years covered 2018–2023 2019–2025
Worst model year — 2024
Best model year — 2025
Crashes reported 8 8
Fires reported 3 1
Injuries reported 12 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm 33.8% 7.1%

BMW 530E by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 14 20.6%
Airbags 11 16.2%
Seat Belts 11 16.2%
Engine & Cooling 5 7.4%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 5 7.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 5.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.4%
Brakes 3 4.4%

Cadillac XT4 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 26 15.5%
Electrical System 23 13.7%
Brakes 20 11.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 10.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 17 10.1%
Other & Unspecified 10 6.0%
Lights 6 3.6%