FaultScore

Porsche 911 Turbo vs BMW X1 SAV

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 Porsche 911 Turbo BMW X1 SAV
Complaints on file 89 221
Model years covered 2001–2017 2013–2017
Worst model year 2001 2014
Best model year 2003 2017
Crashes reported 2 17
Fires reported 0 10
Injuries reported 1 12
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 3.4% 17.6%

Porsche 911 Turbo by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 71 79.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 7.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 3.4%
Airbags 2 2.2%
Other & Unspecified 2 2.2%
Steering 1 1.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.1%
Lights 1 1.1%

BMW X1 SAV by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 100 45.2%
Electrical System 20 9.0%
Engine & Cooling 17 7.7%
Other & Unspecified 17 7.7%
Body & Structure 14 6.3%
Brakes 13 5.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 8 3.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 2.7%