BMW 530I vs Ford Bronco Sport

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 530I	Ford Bronco Sport
Complaints on file	808	1,977
Model years covered	1994–2025	2021–2026
Worst model year	2004	2021
Best model year	1994	2024
Crashes reported	56	84
Fires reported	55	73
Injuries reported	43	52
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	19.1%	10.6%

BMW 530I by year

12 7 29 32 61 175 84 128 109 25 38 28 15 20 10 5 27 3

94 95 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Airbags 205 25.4%

Electrical System 106 13.1%

Engine & Cooling 89 11.0%

Seats 67 8.3%

Seat Belts 43 5.3%

Brakes 41 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 4.8%

Lights 38 4.7%

Ford Bronco Sport by year

1,031 516 221 160 44 5

21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 351 17.8%

Engine & Cooling 318 16.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 291 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 286 14.5%

Brakes 197 10.0%

Other & Unspecified 188 9.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 81 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 2.7%