Chevrolet VAN vs BMW 328XI

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 VAN	BMW 328XI
Complaints on file	276	672
Model years covered	1983–2002	2006–2016
Worst model year	1995	2008
Best model year	1994	2009
Crashes reported	24	32
Fires reported	14	61
Injuries reported	21	28
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	21.7%	18%

Chevrolet VAN by year

5 4 12 19 11 31 46 41 18 19 36 22 12

83 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 62 22.5%

Engine & Cooling 31 11.2%

Tires 20 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 6.5%

Electrical System 16 5.8%

Body & Structure 16 5.8%

Equipment & Accessories 16 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 5.1%

BMW 328XI by year

6 287 152 18 29 99 1 33 21 22 4

06 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

Electrical System 146 21.7%

Engine & Cooling 144 21.4%

Airbags 96 14.3%

Other & Unspecified 41 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 37 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 5.1%

Doors, Latches & Locks 29 4.3%

Steering 28 4.2%