FaultScore

BMW 7 Series vs Workhorse W22

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 Workhorse W22
Complaints on file 148 370
Model years covered 1995–2008 2000–2009
Worst model year 2006 2003
Best model year 2003 2001
Crashes reported 4 2
Fires reported 2 23
Injuries reported 7 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 8.8% 6.8%

BMW 7 Series by year

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%

Workhorse W22 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 318 85.9%
Engine & Cooling 11 3.0%
Electrical System 9 2.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 1.6%
Suspension 5 1.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 0.8%
Lights 3 0.8%