BMW X5 SAV vs Infiniti G37

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 X5 SAV	Infiniti G37
Complaints on file	293	721
Model years covered	2003–2013	2007–2015
Worst model year	2007	2013
Best model year	2013	2008
Crashes reported	14	57
Fires reported	5	7
Injuries reported	13	19
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	10.9%	11.5%

BMW X5 SAV by year

1 36 82 34 30 27 38 29 16

03 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 57 19.5%

Engine & Cooling 48 16.4%

Brakes 32 10.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 31 10.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 9.6%

Electrical System 28 9.6%

Seats 13 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 3.4%

Infiniti G37 by year

1 96 215 96 130 98 84 1

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15

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

What breaks

Airbags 263 36.5%

Other & Unspecified 68 9.4%

Electrical System 56 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 48 6.7%

Body & Structure 48 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 46 6.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 46 6.4%

Seats 38 5.3%