BMW X1 SAV vs Ford F Super Duty

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 X1 SAV	Ford F Super Duty
Complaints on file	221	552
Model years covered	2013–2017	1981–2008
Worst model year	2014	2000
Best model year	2017	1998
Crashes reported	17	22
Fires reported	10	18
Injuries reported	12	15
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	17.6%	10.1%

BMW X1 SAV by year

80 73 49 8 11

13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Airbags 100 45.2%

Electrical System 20 9.0%

Engine & Cooling 17 7.7%

Other & Unspecified 17 7.7%

Body & Structure 14 6.3%

Brakes 13 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 3.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 2.7%

Ford F Super Duty by year

1 1 2 1 1 10 4 27 13 12 28 20 115 78 38 50 33 23 49 46

81 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 08

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 106 19.2%

Brakes 78 14.1%

Tires 66 12.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 50 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 8.9%

Steering 47 8.5%

Electrical System 36 6.5%

Suspension 31 5.6%