Cadillac Lyriq vs BMW M3

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	Cadillac Lyriq	BMW M3
Complaints on file	228	554
Model years covered	2023–2026	1988–2025
Worst model year	2024	2008
Best model year	2026	2005
Crashes reported	46	35
Fires reported	4	8
Injuries reported	15	22
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	28.5%	11.7%

Cadillac Lyriq by year

34 154 28 12

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 64 28.1%

Electrical System 40 17.5%

Brakes 29 12.7%

Lights 24 10.5%

Other & Unspecified 18 7.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 4.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 4.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 3.5%

BMW M3 by year

2 16 1 28 18 13 20 48 69 38 12 14 102 54 20 41 6 17 4 7 3 12 5 1 1 2

88 95 96 97 98 99 01 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 25

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 120 21.7%

Airbags 101 18.2%

Engine & Cooling 95 17.1%

Electrical System 38 6.9%

Body & Structure 27 4.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 4.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 23 4.2%

Suspension 21 3.8%