FaultScore

Forest River Wildcat vs BMW 740IL

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 Forest River Wildcat BMW 740IL
Complaints on file 72 180
Model years covered 2002–2018 1993–2001
Worst model year 2010 1998
Best model year 2004 2000
Crashes reported 3 8
Fires reported 9 5
Injuries reported 0 8
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 16.7% 11.7%

Forest River Wildcat by year

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

What breaks

Tires 15 20.8%
Body & Structure 14 19.4%
Suspension 11 15.3%
Equipment & Accessories 9 12.5%
Wheels 8 11.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 5.6%
Other & Unspecified 4 5.6%
Electrical System 3 4.2%

BMW 740IL by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 37 20.6%
Electrical System 20 11.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 17 9.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 7.2%
Brakes 13 7.2%
Airbags 12 6.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 5.6%
Steering 9 5.0%