Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vs BMW 325I

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	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	BMW 325I
Complaints on file	737	1,808
Model years covered	2011–2026	1987–2012
Worst model year	2017	2006
Best model year	2023	1993
Crashes reported	49	71
Fires reported	1	103
Injuries reported	33	76
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	11.4%	13.9%

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport by year

47 18 59 61 281 42 47 37 42 34 28 21 15 2 1 2

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 24.2%

Engine & Cooling 93 12.6%

Electrical System 85 11.5%

Other & Unspecified 66 9.0%

Airbags 53 7.2%

Brakes 49 6.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 42 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 3.3%

BMW 325I by year

5 7 10 5 4 55 25 23 42 1 196 198 261 182 81 709 1 1 1 1

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12

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

What breaks

Airbags 529 29.3%

Electrical System 217 12.0%

Lights 205 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 176 9.7%

Doors, Latches & Locks 78 4.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 3.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 65 3.6%

Steering 60 3.3%