BMW 750LI vs GMC Sonoma

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	GMC Sonoma
Complaints on file	696	1,739
Model years covered	2006–2021	1984–2005
Worst model year	2006	1995
Best model year	2009	2002
Crashes reported	18	179
Fires reported	20	19
Injuries reported	7	69
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	6.5%	15.5%

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%

GMC Sonoma by year

1 1 35 33 72 297 254 190 160 202 78 180 108 74 53 1

84 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 530 30.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 240 13.8%

Engine & Cooling 134 7.7%

Body & Structure 125 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 109 6.3%

Seats 79 4.5%

Electrical System 74 4.3%

Airbags 68 3.9%