Chevrolet C20 vs BMW 330XI

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	Chevrolet C20	BMW 330XI
Complaints on file	100	248
Model years covered	1970–1997	2001–2006
Worst model year	1995	2006
Best model year	1993	2004
Crashes reported	14	5
Fires reported	7	12
Injuries reported	7	7
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	28%	10.1%

Chevrolet C20 by year

1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 6 2 3 4 2 6 7 2 25 13 15 2

70 71 72 74 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97

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

What breaks

Brakes 22 22.0%

Seat Belts 13 13.0%

Tires 9 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 8.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 7 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 6 6.0%

Electrical System 6 6.0%

Body & Structure 5 5.0%

BMW 330XI by year

14 20 42 14 13 145

01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Airbags 111 44.8%

Electrical System 31 12.5%

Engine & Cooling 19 7.7%

Seat Belts 16 6.5%

Lights 12 4.8%

Seats 10 4.0%

Steering 9 3.6%

Tires 9 3.6%