BMW X3 vs Chrysler 300

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 X3	Chrysler 300
Complaints on file	2,799	6,476
Model years covered	2004–2026	1970–2023
Worst model year	2019	2005
Best model year	2010	2021
Crashes reported	165	355
Fires reported	166	191
Injuries reported	105	207
Deaths reported	0	9
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	15.6%	11.8%

BMW X3 by year

182 144 178 132 93 26 41 166 67 346 130 158 120 138 103 229 141 143 107 13 51 67 24

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 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

Engine & Cooling 635 22.7%

Electrical System 396 14.1%

Airbags 332 11.9%

Other & Unspecified 225 8.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 188 6.7%

Seats 171 6.1%

Body & Structure 117 4.2%

Brakes 116 4.1%

Chrysler 300 by year

1 4 1,062 1,267 620 956 114 150 266 621 403 321 142 102 102 207 86 10 27 6 9

70 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,496 23.1%

Airbags 1,168 18.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 966 14.9%

Engine & Cooling 641 9.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 369 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 367 5.7%

Brakes 230 3.6%

Steering 211 3.3%