BMW 550I vs Hyundai Veracruz

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 550I	Hyundai Veracruz
Complaints on file	386	956
Model years covered	2006–2016	2007–2012
Worst model year	2011	2008
Best model year	2013	2009
Crashes reported	14	30
Fires reported	31	22
Injuries reported	5	34
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13%	9%

BMW 550I by year

30 48 49 2 17 144 53 26 6 9 2

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 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 79 20.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 44 11.4%

Electrical System 43 11.1%

Airbags 36 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 8.8%

Tires 30 7.8%

Wheels 21 5.4%

Lights 18 4.7%

Hyundai Veracruz by year

200 361 42 125 149 79

07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 331 34.6%

Electrical System 186 19.5%

Brakes 91 9.5%

Stability & Traction Control 51 5.3%

Other & Unspecified 45 4.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 43 4.5%

Airbags 38 4.0%

Lights 38 4.0%