BMW M3 vs Suzuki Forenza

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 M3	Suzuki Forenza
Complaints on file	552	1,360
Model years covered	1988–2025	2004–2008
Worst model year	2008	2006
Best model year	2018	2004
Crashes reported	35	73
Fires reported	6	85
Injuries reported	22	52
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	11.4%	15.4%

BMW M3 by year

2 16 1 28 18 13 20 48 69 38 12 14 102 54 20 41 6 17 4 7 3 10 5 1 1 2

88 95 96 97 98 99 01 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 25

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 120 21.7%

Airbags 101 18.3%

Engine & Cooling 94 17.0%

Electrical System 37 6.7%

Body & Structure 27 4.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 4.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 23 4.2%

Suspension 21 3.8%

Suzuki Forenza by year

86 223 426 389 236

04 05 06 07 08

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 366 26.9%

Electrical System 191 14.0%

Airbags 179 13.2%

Engine & Cooling 156 11.5%

Lights 109 8.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 74 5.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 34 2.5%

Body & Structure 31 2.3%