FaultScore

Infiniti QX30 vs BMW 530XI

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 Infiniti QX30 BMW 530XI
Complaints on file 98 243
Model years covered 2017–2019 2006–2007
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 5 7
Fires reported 0 24
Injuries reported 4 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 9.2% 14%

Infiniti QX30 by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 18 18.4%
Airbags 16 16.3%
Steering 11 11.2%
Other & Unspecified 9 9.2%
Engine & Cooling 7 7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 7.1%
Brakes 6 6.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 6.1%

BMW 530XI by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 65 26.7%
Engine & Cooling 29 11.9%
Body & Structure 16 6.6%
Lights 15 6.2%
Steering 13 5.3%
Seat Belts 13 5.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 3.7%