BMW 740IL vs GEO Tracker

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 740IL	GEO Tracker
Complaints on file	180	450
Model years covered	1993–2001	1986–2002
Worst model year	1998	1996
Best model year	2000	1999
Crashes reported	8	66
Fires reported	5	17
Injuries reported	8	46
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	30.2%

BMW 740IL by year

10 4 13 14 27 49 7 23 33

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 37 20.6%

Electrical System 20 11.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 7.2%

Brakes 13 7.2%

Airbags 12 6.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 5.6%

Steering 9 5.0%

GEO Tracker by year

1 10 27 21 20 35 56 68 103 35 27 36 8 2 1

86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 66 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 56 12.4%

Brakes 44 9.8%

Seat Belts 41 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 8.4%

Electrical System 34 7.6%

Suspension 29 6.4%

Steering 22 4.9%