FaultScore

Chevrolet Corsica vs BMW X3

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 Corsica BMW X3
Complaints on file 1,163 2,799
Model years covered 1987–1997 2004–2026
Worst model year 1994 2019
Best model year 1996 2010
Crashes reported 127 165
Fires reported 46 166
Injuries reported 90 105
Deaths reported 3 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 22.9% 15.6%

Chevrolet Corsica by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 205 17.6%
Electrical System 158 13.6%
Engine & Cooling 133 11.4%
Lights 104 8.9%
Airbags 78 6.7%
Seat Belts 76 6.5%
Steering 70 6.0%

BMW X3 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 635 22.7%
Electrical System 396 14.1%
Airbags 332 11.9%
Seats 171 6.1%
Body & Structure 117 4.2%
Brakes 116 4.1%