Fleetwood Bounder vs BMW 3 Series

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	Fleetwood Bounder	BMW 3 Series
Complaints on file	465	1,149
Model years covered	1988–2025	1986–2013
Worst model year	1999	2007
Best model year	1995	2012
Crashes reported	6	49
Fires reported	12	32
Injuries reported	5	40
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	4.9%	10.5%

Fleetwood Bounder by year

2 1 37 5 8 15 26 10 30 39 38 55 16 20 17 16 31 24 8 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 12 8 5 10 3 3 4 3 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 72 15.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 61 13.1%

Body & Structure 43 9.2%

Equipment & Accessories 41 8.8%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.7%

Suspension 36 7.7%

Electrical System 31 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 6.5%

BMW 3 Series by year

3 1 3 3 6 4 6 111 49 40 67 93 29 288 190 93 74 43 1 11 34

86 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 270 23.5%

Electrical System 146 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 98 8.5%

Lights 94 8.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 5.8%

Body & Structure 67 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 52 4.5%

Steering 49 4.3%