Dodge Pickup vs BMW 330CI

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	Dodge Pickup	BMW 330CI
Complaints on file	133	326
Model years covered	1976–2002	2000–2006
Worst model year	1996	2004
Best model year	1994	2003
Crashes reported	3	20
Fires reported	6	16
Injuries reported	3	23
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	9%	18.1%

Dodge Pickup by year

2 5 10 37 43 2 21 6 3 3 1

76 92 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 28 21.1%

Body & Structure 14 10.5%

Suspension 14 10.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 9.8%

Engine & Cooling 11 8.3%

Tires 10 7.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 6.8%

Steering 8 6.0%

BMW 330CI by year

1 97 55 18 82 38 35

00 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 132 40.5%

Lights 33 10.1%

Engine & Cooling 27 8.3%

Electrical System 26 8.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 7.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 7.4%

Body & Structure 16 4.9%

Tires 9 2.8%