FaultScore

Lexus ES330 vs BMW 750LI

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 Lexus ES330 BMW 750LI
Complaints on file 282 696
Model years covered 2004–2010 2006–2021
Worst model year 2005 2006
Best model year 2004 2009
Crashes reported 80 18
Fires reported 6 20
Injuries reported 32 7
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Acceleration & Cruise Control Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 42.2% 6.5%

Lexus ES330 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 50 17.7%
Engine & Cooling 19 6.7%
Brakes 19 6.7%
Electrical System 11 3.9%
Steering 10 3.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 2.8%

BMW 750LI by year

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

What breaks