BMW 7 Series vs Hyundai XG350

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 7 Series	Hyundai XG350
Complaints on file	148	364
Model years covered	1995–2008	2001–2006
Worst model year	2006	2005
Best model year	2003	2004
Crashes reported	4	51
Fires reported	2	7
Injuries reported	7	15
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	8.8%	20.1%

BMW 7 Series by year

3 1 2 4 2 2 5 11 35 7 42 18 16

95 96 97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

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

What breaks

Airbags 23 15.5%

Brakes 18 12.2%

Engine & Cooling 15 10.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 10.1%

Seats 11 7.4%

Electrical System 10 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 9 6.1%

Body & Structure 7 4.7%

Hyundai XG350 by year

3 82 27 70 181 1

01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Airbags 111 30.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 64 17.6%

Suspension 27 7.4%

Engine & Cooling 25 6.9%

Electrical System 22 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.5%

Brakes 20 5.5%

Body & Structure 20 5.5%