Nissan 370Z vs BMW 528I

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	Nissan 370Z	BMW 528I
Complaints on file	499	1,239
Model years covered	2009–2019	1979–2016
Worst model year	2009	2008
Best model year	2012	2009
Crashes reported	6	28
Fires reported	0	72
Injuries reported	6	45
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	2.4%	11.7%

Nissan 370Z by year

227 148 59 18 19 13 3 4 5 2 1

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Steering 172 34.5%

Electrical System 111 22.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 100 20.0%

Engine & Cooling 27 5.4%

Airbags 21 4.2%

Other & Unspecified 19 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 12 2.4%

Brakes 10 2.0%

BMW 528I by year

1 2 49 39 59 53 3 1 181 33 87 164 145 119 92 106 105

79 80 97 98 99 00 01 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 384 31.0%

Electrical System 183 14.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 104 8.4%

Airbags 98 7.9%

Other & Unspecified 66 5.3%

Lights 63 5.1%

Brakes 36 2.9%