FaultScore

Honda Cr-Z vs BMW 745LI

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 745LI
Complaints on file 91 225
Model years covered 2011–2016 2002–2005
Worst model year 2002
Best model year 2004
Crashes reported 16 22
Fires reported 0 2
Injuries reported 13 15
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 31.9% 17.3%

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 745LI by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 35 15.6%
Engine & Cooling 28 12.4%
Brakes 23 10.2%
Electrical System 22 9.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 6.2%
Seat Belts 12 5.3%
Body & Structure 9 4.0%