BMW X5 vs Toyota Tacoma

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	Toyota Tacoma
Complaints on file	4,578	10,773
Model years covered	2000–2026	1995–2026
Worst model year	2021	2007
Best model year	2007	2026
Crashes reported	190	930
Fires reported	236	133
Injuries reported	142	447
Deaths reported	7	23
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	12.6%	14.2%

BMW X5 by year

37 215 136 134 93 109 221 119 319 203 190 395 374 215 130 203 113 111 101 274 159 166 118 48 253 107 35

00 01 02 03 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 914 20.0%

Airbags 628 13.7%

Electrical System 546 11.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 433 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 403 8.8%

Brakes 309 6.7%

Other & Unspecified 279 6.1%

Steering 138 3.0%

Toyota Tacoma by year

214 321 148 358 303 274 504 443 479 545 871 977 676 558 613 348 231 407 170 134 143 417 320 282 311 126 118 79 76 194 122 11

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 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

Body & Structure 2,229 20.7%

Suspension 1,580 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 952 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 782 7.3%

Other & Unspecified 722 6.7%

Brakes 675 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 604 5.6%

Airbags 563 5.2%