Dodge Viper vs BMW K1200LT

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 Viper	BMW K1200LT
Complaints on file	85	212
Model years covered	1993–2015	1999–2009
Worst model year	—	2002
Best model year	—	2001
Crashes reported	9	7
Fires reported	0	8
Injuries reported	11	5
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	23.5%	9.4%

Dodge Viper by year

2 5 3 8 3 4 2 9 1 1 7 11 10 3 7 4 5

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 19 22.4%

Airbags 11 12.9%

Steering 11 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 9 10.6%

Electrical System 8 9.4%

Suspension 6 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 5.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 4.7%

BMW K1200LT by year

55 51 28 38 26 5 1 4 4

99 00 01 02 03 04 06 08 09

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 132 62.3%

Brakes 27 12.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 8.0%

Suspension 12 5.7%

Engine & Cooling 4 1.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.4%

Tires 3 1.4%

Wheels 3 1.4%