FaultScore

Hyundai Santa Cruz vs BMW 335I

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 Hyundai Santa Cruz BMW 335I
Complaints on file 469 1,136
Model years covered 2022–2026 2007–2016
Worst model year 2022 2008
Best model year 2025 2015
Crashes reported 15 43
Fires reported 5 45
Injuries reported 8 22
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 6% 9.9%

Hyundai Santa Cruz by year

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

What breaks

BMW 335I by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 278 24.5%
Airbags 192 16.9%
Engine & Cooling 175 15.4%
Electrical System 147 12.9%
Steering 36 3.2%
Lights 32 2.8%