BMW 750LI vs Ford Tempo

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 750LI	Ford Tempo
Complaints on file	696	1,649
Model years covered	2006–2021	1981–2000
Worst model year	2006	—
Best model year	2009	—
Crashes reported	18	110
Fires reported	20	191
Injuries reported	7	86
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.5%	23.8%

BMW 750LI by year

300 121 103 15 49 39 40 11 9 3 1 5

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 140 20.1%

Engine & Cooling 94 13.5%

Airbags 76 10.9%

Electrical System 72 10.3%

Doors, Latches & Locks 66 9.5%

Body & Structure 60 8.6%

Brakes 38 5.5%

Other & Unspecified 26 3.7%

Ford Tempo by year

2 19 40 42 79 176 168 174 143 264 316 212 6 2 3 1 1 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 369 22.4%

Engine & Cooling 326 19.8%

Seat Belts 232 14.1%

Brakes 153 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 87 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 71 4.3%

Steering 66 4.0%