Chevrolet Captiva vs BMW 335I

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 Captiva	BMW 335I
Complaints on file	465	1,136
Model years covered	2011–2015	2007–2016
Worst model year	2014	2008
Best model year	2012	2015
Crashes reported	17	43
Fires reported	13	45
Injuries reported	24	22
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	11.6%	9.9%

Chevrolet Captiva by year

1 100 143 198 23

11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Electrical System 140 30.1%

Engine & Cooling 98 21.1%

Other & Unspecified 57 12.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 7.3%

Stability & Traction Control 27 5.8%

Steering 19 4.1%

Airbags 14 3.0%

Body & Structure 14 3.0%

BMW 335I by year

388 276 128 58 136 30 70 31 16 3

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 278 24.5%

Airbags 192 16.9%

Engine & Cooling 175 15.4%

Electrical System 147 12.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 46 4.0%

Steering 36 3.2%

Other & Unspecified 35 3.1%

Lights 32 2.8%