BMW 750LI vs Volvo S60

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	Volvo S60
Complaints on file	696	1,678
Model years covered	2006–2021	2000–2024
Worst model year	2006	2012
Best model year	2009	2021
Crashes reported	18	96
Fires reported	20	35
Injuries reported	7	60
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	6.5%	11.4%

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%

Volvo S60 by year

1 262 248 168 262 57 42 34 14 9 5 167 105 35 81 34 17 5 31 25 14 28 3 31

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 322 19.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 273 16.3%

Electrical System 224 13.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 121 7.2%

Other & Unspecified 91 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 5.1%

Airbags 72 4.3%

Brakes 66 3.9%