Dodge Spirit 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	Dodge Spirit	BMW Z4
Complaints on file	603	1,444
Model years covered	1989–2002	2002–2022
Worst model year	1994	2003
Best model year	1995	2008
Crashes reported	44	34
Fires reported	38	7
Injuries reported	38	9
Deaths reported	3	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	20.4%	3.6%

Dodge Spirit by year

25 82 135 77 118 119 45 1 1

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 98 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 101 16.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 92 15.3%

Electrical System 71 11.8%

Airbags 53 8.8%

Suspension 46 7.6%

Brakes 41 6.8%

Steering 29 4.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 26 4.3%

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%