Chevrolet Lumina APV vs BMW Z4

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 Lumina APV	BMW Z4
Complaints on file	598	1,444
Model years covered	1987–1999	2002–2022
Worst model year	1995	2003
Best model year	1996	2008
Crashes reported	49	34
Fires reported	24	7
Injuries reported	31	9
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	17.4%	3.6%

Chevrolet Lumina APV by year

1 135 58 89 61 79 128 40 1 2 4

87 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 81 13.5%

Brakes 77 12.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 73 12.2%

Seat Belts 65 10.9%

Seats 52 8.7%

Engine & Cooling 44 7.4%

Electrical System 34 5.7%

Doors, Latches & Locks 30 5.0%

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%