FaultScore

KIA K900 vs BMW 320I

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 KIA K900 BMW 320I
Complaints on file 101 247
Model years covered 2015–2019 1978–2018
Worst model year 2014
Best model year 2013
Crashes reported 1 36
Fires reported 3 8
Injuries reported 3 24
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Lights Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 6.9% 27.5%

KIA K900 by year

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

What breaks

Lights 21 20.8%
Airbags 16 15.8%
Electrical System 11 10.9%
Brakes 11 10.9%
Engine & Cooling 9 8.9%
Other & Unspecified 8 7.9%
Body & Structure 6 5.9%
Wheels 4 4.0%

BMW 320I 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 47 19.0%
Airbags 25 10.1%
Other & Unspecified 23 9.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.9%
Brakes 17 6.9%
Lights 14 5.7%