Ford Bronco II vs BMW 328XI

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	Ford Bronco II	BMW 328XI
Complaints on file	269	672
Model years covered	1982–1996	2006–2016
Worst model year	—	2008
Best model year	—	2009
Crashes reported	31	32
Fires reported	87	61
Injuries reported	35	28
Deaths reported	5	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	58.7%	18%

Ford Bronco II by year

1 14 23 40 43 59 49 32 1 2 4 1

82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 96

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

What breaks

Electrical System 61 22.7%

Engine & Cooling 39 14.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 11.2%

Brakes 21 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 7.8%

Seat Belts 18 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.3%

Body & Structure 13 4.8%

BMW 328XI by year

6 287 152 18 29 99 1 33 21 22 4

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Electrical System 146 21.7%

Engine & Cooling 144 21.4%

Airbags 96 14.3%

Other & Unspecified 41 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 37 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 5.1%

Doors, Latches & Locks 29 4.3%

Steering 28 4.2%