BMW 650I vs Toyota Land Cruiser

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 650I	Toyota Land Cruiser
Complaints on file	151	372
Model years covered	2006–2017	1977–2021
Worst model year	2012	2000
Best model year	2008	2001
Crashes reported	2	43
Fires reported	16	3
Injuries reported	5	26
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15.9%	20.2%

BMW 650I by year

24 31 10 6 7 29 27 8 6 3

06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 34 22.5%

Electrical System 13 8.6%

Airbags 13 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 11 7.3%

Seats 11 7.3%

Brakes 10 6.6%

Seat Belts 8 5.3%

Toyota Land Cruiser by year

4 1 2 6 4 1 6 14 3 5 13 10 9 25 10 16 20 21 27 41 12 17 11 8 11 10 4 11 6 5 5 8 2 3 7 8 5 1

77 80 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 21

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

What breaks

Brakes 72 19.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 35 9.4%

Seat Belts 29 7.8%

Airbags 25 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 24 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 6.2%

Body & Structure 22 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 5.6%