BMW K1200LT vs Volvo V70XC

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 K1200LT	Volvo V70XC
Complaints on file	212	521
Model years covered	1999–2009	1998–2007
Worst model year	2002	2001
Best model year	2001	2003
Crashes reported	7	14
Fires reported	8	11
Injuries reported	5	12
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	9.4%	7.3%

BMW K1200LT by year

55 51 28 38 26 5 1 4 4

99 00 01 02 03 04 06 08 09

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 132 62.3%

Brakes 27 12.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 8.0%

Suspension 12 5.7%

Engine & Cooling 4 1.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.4%

Tires 3 1.4%

Wheels 3 1.4%

Volvo V70XC by year

35 94 132 189 32 21 5 3 6 4

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 118 22.6%

Electrical System 84 16.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 69 13.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 54 10.4%

Brakes 23 4.4%

Suspension 22 4.2%

Lights 15 2.9%