FaultScore

Fleetwood Prowler vs BMW Z3

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 Prowler BMW Z3
Complaints on file 120 299
Model years covered 1991–2007 1996–2003
Worst model year 1998 1997
Best model year 1999 2001
Crashes reported 1 17
Fires reported 6 10
Injuries reported 4 31
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Equipment & Accessories Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 9.2% 20.4%

Fleetwood Prowler by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 22 18.3%
Suspension 18 15.0%
Tires 13 10.8%
Electrical System 5 4.2%
Other & Unspecified 5 4.2%
Brakes 3 2.5%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.5%

BMW Z3 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 59 19.7%
Seat Belts 35 11.7%
Seats 34 11.4%
Electrical System 18 6.0%
Suspension 18 6.0%
Engine & Cooling 17 5.7%