Ford Maverick 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	Ford Maverick	BMW 3 Series
Complaints on file	466	1,149
Model years covered	1977–2026	1986–2013
Worst model year	2022	2007
Best model year	2023	2012
Crashes reported	34	49
Fires reported	7	32
Injuries reported	16	40
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	10.5%

Ford Maverick by year

1 209 111 97 39 9

77 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 78 16.7%

Electrical System 76 16.3%

Other & Unspecified 51 10.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 48 10.3%

Engine & Cooling 35 7.5%

Brakes 28 6.0%

Body & Structure 27 5.8%

Steering 19 4.1%

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%