Toyota Celica 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	Toyota Celica	BMW 528I
Complaints on file	520	1,239
Model years covered	1974–2005	1979–2016
Worst model year	2000	2008
Best model year	1999	2009
Crashes reported	108	28
Fires reported	15	72
Injuries reported	65	45
Deaths reported	3	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	36.7%	11.7%

Toyota Celica by year

3 1 1 3 2 4 3 3 9 9 6 10 16 34 35 24 18 24 25 10 10 8 11 130 55 37 21 4 4

74 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 94 18.1%

Airbags 85 16.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 48 9.2%

Seat Belts 46 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 39 7.5%

Body & Structure 31 6.0%

Brakes 29 5.6%

Tires 25 4.8%

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%