BMW X1 vs GMC Suburban

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	GMC Suburban
Complaints on file	954	2,323
Model years covered	2013–2026	1974–2004
Worst model year	2018	1994
Best model year	2013	2000
Crashes reported	43	246
Fires reported	19	39
Injuries reported	33	101
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	10%	16.9%

BMW X1 by year

61 89 87 186 210 79 17 21 12 1 116 49 25 1

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 158 16.6%

Engine & Cooling 142 14.9%

Electrical System 141 14.8%

Brakes 122 12.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 11.9%

Body & Structure 65 6.8%

Stability & Traction Control 42 4.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 39 4.1%

GMC Suburban by year

1 2 5 6 4 8 8 24 28 33 105 254 490 294 220 268 137 393 20 5 9 8 1

74 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,053 45.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 203 8.7%

Tires 136 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 129 5.6%

Electrical System 125 5.4%

Seats 105 4.5%

Engine & Cooling 100 4.3%

Steering 95 4.1%