BMW Z4 vs Jeep Renegade

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 Z4	Jeep Renegade
Complaints on file	1,444	3,491
Model years covered	2002–2022	2015–2023
Worst model year	2003	2017
Best model year	2008	2023
Crashes reported	34	133
Fires reported	7	52
Injuries reported	9	70
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	3.6%	7.3%

BMW Z4 by year

6 460 443 204 107 42 27 26 10 57 7 12 10 7 5 7 11 1 2

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22

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

What breaks

Steering 993 68.8%

Airbags 101 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 78 5.4%

Electrical System 74 5.1%

Wheels 25 1.7%

Brakes 21 1.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 1.2%

Body & Structure 18 1.2%

Jeep Renegade by year

796 669 928 696 117 90 106 46 43

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

Engine & Cooling 870 24.9%

Electrical System 618 17.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 423 12.1%

Other & Unspecified 417 11.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 306 8.8%

Brakes 120 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 109 3.1%

Lights 86 2.5%