FaultScore

Land Rover Discovery Sport vs BMW 323I

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 Land Rover Discovery Sport BMW 323I
Complaints on file 276 676
Model years covered 2015–2025 1985–2011
Worst model year 2016 2000
Best model year 2015 1998
Crashes reported 13 41
Fires reported 3 14
Injuries reported 1 43
Deaths reported 0 4
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 6.2% 15.1%

Land Rover Discovery Sport 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 62 22.5%
Brakes 23 8.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 23 8.3%
Body & Structure 14 5.1%
Steering 13 4.7%

BMW 323I by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 142 21.0%
Suspension 19 2.8%
Doors, Latches & Locks 19 2.8%
Tires 18 2.7%