BMW 745LI vs Dodge RAM Quad CAB

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 745LI	Dodge RAM Quad CAB
Complaints on file	225	561
Model years covered	2002–2005	2001–2003
Worst model year	2002	2002
Best model year	2004	2001
Crashes reported	22	29
Fires reported	2	6
Injuries reported	15	39
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	17.3%	13.2%

BMW 745LI by year

57 77 50 41

02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Airbags 35 15.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 33 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 28 12.4%

Brakes 23 10.2%

Electrical System 22 9.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 6.2%

Seat Belts 12 5.3%

Body & Structure 9 4.0%

Dodge RAM Quad CAB by year

138 265 158

01 02 03

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 170 30.3%

Brakes 54 9.6%

Suspension 44 7.8%

Electrical System 42 7.5%

Steering 42 7.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 29 5.2%

Other & Unspecified 28 5.0%