FaultScore

Honda Cr-Z vs BMW 535XI

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 Honda Cr-Z BMW 535XI
Complaints on file 91 223
Model years covered 2011–2016 2007–2013
Worst model year 2008
Best model year 2012
Crashes reported 16 1
Fires reported 0 12
Injuries reported 13 6
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 31.9% 8.5%

Honda Cr-Z by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 37 40.7%
Electrical System 8 8.8%
Body & Structure 8 8.8%
Other & Unspecified 7 7.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 6.6%
Steering 4 4.4%
Seat Belts 4 4.4%
Engine & Cooling 3 3.3%

BMW 535XI 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 31 13.9%
Airbags 21 9.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 18 8.1%
Tires 18 8.1%
Lights 14 6.3%
Wheels 13 5.8%