FaultScore

Ford Festiva vs BMW X7

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 Festiva BMW X7
Complaints on file 198 476
Model years covered 1984–1994 2019–2026
Worst model year 2020
Best model year 2022
Crashes reported 14 19
Fires reported 17 7
Injuries reported 5 7
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Seat Belts Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 18.2% 6.9%

Ford Festiva by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 102 51.5%
Electrical System 23 11.6%
Suspension 11 5.6%
Engine & Cooling 10 5.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 8 4.0%
Brakes 7 3.5%
Seats 7 3.5%
Tires 6 3.0%

BMW X7 by year

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

What breaks