BMW X7 vs Ford Econoline

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 X7	Ford Econoline
Complaints on file	476	1,154
Model years covered	2019–2026	1979–2019
Worst model year	2020	1994
Best model year	2022	2001
Crashes reported	19	87
Fires reported	7	102
Injuries reported	7	63
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	22.3%

BMW X7 by year

69 79 66 29 70 111 46 6

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

Brakes 91 19.1%

Electrical System 64 13.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 53 11.1%

Engine & Cooling 52 10.9%

Stability & Traction Control 42 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 41 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 8.2%

Seats 19 4.0%

Ford Econoline by year

1 1 1 2 10 15 7 19 33 41 38 37 113 71 164 98 96 100 61 102 46 31 25 27 1 1 2 3 7 1

79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 09 10 12 16 17 19

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

What breaks

Brakes 211 18.3%

Engine & Cooling 139 12.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 123 10.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 103 8.9%

Electrical System 96 8.3%

Tires 81 7.0%

Suspension 55 4.8%

Steering 54 4.7%