FaultScore

Lucid AIR vs BMW Z3

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 Lucid AIR BMW Z3
Complaints on file 120 299
Model years covered 2022–2026 1996–2003
Worst model year 2023 1997
Best model year 2024 2001
Crashes reported 25 17
Fires reported 0 10
Injuries reported 7 31
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Electrical System Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 26.7% 20.4%

Lucid AIR 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 20 16.7%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 19 15.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 14.2%
Other & Unspecified 16 13.3%
Brakes 7 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.8%
Engine & Cooling 4 3.3%
Airbags 4 3.3%

BMW Z3 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 59 19.7%
Seat Belts 35 11.7%
Seats 34 11.4%
Electrical System 18 6.0%
Suspension 18 6.0%
Engine & Cooling 17 5.7%