FaultScore

BMW 530IA vs Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza

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 530IA Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza
Complaints on file 34 85
Model years covered 1994–2003 1998–2001
Worst model year 2001
Best model year 1999
Crashes reported 1 2
Fires reported 7 1
Injuries reported 1 2
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 26.5% 5.9%

BMW 530IA by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 11 32.4%
Engine & Cooling 10 29.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 17.6%
Seats 3 8.8%
Electrical System 2 5.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.9%

Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza 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 63 74.1%
Electrical System 4 4.7%
Brakes 4 4.7%
Airbags 3 3.5%
Body & Structure 3 3.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 2.4%
Steering 2 2.4%
Other & Unspecified 2 2.4%