Mazda MPV vs BMW X3

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	Mazda MPV	BMW X3
Complaints on file	1,156	2,799
Model years covered	1989–2006	2004–2026
Worst model year	2003	2019
Best model year	1995	2010
Crashes reported	130	165
Fires reported	27	166
Injuries reported	107	105
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	22.8%	15.6%

Mazda MPV by year

27 55 81 95 65 41 21 21 27 26 2 184 82 143 141 84 45 16

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 232 20.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 204 17.6%

Airbags 108 9.3%

Brakes 106 9.2%

Electrical System 85 7.4%

Body & Structure 53 4.6%

Seat Belts 51 4.4%

Tires 46 4.0%

BMW X3 by year

182 144 178 132 93 26 41 166 67 346 130 158 120 138 103 229 141 143 107 13 51 67 24

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 635 22.7%

Electrical System 396 14.1%

Airbags 332 11.9%

Other & Unspecified 225 8.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 188 6.7%

Seats 171 6.1%

Body & Structure 117 4.2%

Brakes 116 4.1%