Pontiac G8 vs BMW 328XI

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	Pontiac G8	BMW 328XI
Complaints on file	278	672
Model years covered	2008–2010	2006–2016
Worst model year	—	2008
Best model year	—	2009
Crashes reported	11	32
Fires reported	2	61
Injuries reported	12	28
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9%	18%

Pontiac G8 by year

91 185 2

08 09 10

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

What breaks

Airbags 95 34.2%

Electrical System 34 12.2%

Suspension 33 11.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.1%

Steering 15 5.4%

Brakes 12 4.3%

Engine & Cooling 9 3.2%

Stability & Traction Control 9 3.2%

BMW 328XI by year

6 287 152 18 29 99 1 33 21 22 4

06 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

Electrical System 146 21.7%

Engine & Cooling 144 21.4%

Airbags 96 14.3%

Other & Unspecified 41 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 37 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 5.1%

Doors, Latches & Locks 29 4.3%

Steering 28 4.2%