BMW 750LI vs Pontiac Sunfire

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	Pontiac Sunfire
Complaints on file	695	1,641
Model years covered	2006–2021	1985–2005
Worst model year	2006	1996
Best model year	2009	2005
Crashes reported	18	153
Fires reported	20	61
Injuries reported	7	102
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.5%	19.7%

BMW 750LI by year

300 121 103 15 49 39 40 11 9 3 1 4

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 139 20.0%

Engine & Cooling 94 13.5%

Airbags 76 10.9%

Electrical System 72 10.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 66 9.5%

Body & Structure 60 8.6%

Brakes 38 5.5%

Other & Unspecified 26 3.7%

Pontiac Sunfire by year

2 1 2 154 320 257 149 128 169 83 128 113 41 94

85 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 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

Electrical System 339 20.7%

Engine & Cooling 259 15.8%

Brakes 172 10.5%

Airbags 125 7.6%

Steering 115 7.0%

Lights 109 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 4.3%