FaultScore

Toyota Supra vs BMW 540I

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 Supra BMW 540I
Complaints on file 138 340
Model years covered 1980–2025 1994–2025
Worst model year 2020 2018
Best model year 1994 1994
Crashes reported 20 26
Fires reported 4 7
Injuries reported 10 14
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 25.4% 13.8%

Toyota Supra 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 29 21.0%
Electrical System 17 12.3%
Brakes 14 10.1%
Other & Unspecified 11 8.0%
Steering 9 6.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 6.5%
Body & Structure 7 5.1%
Airbags 5 3.6%

BMW 540I 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 70 20.6%
Airbags 49 14.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 23 6.8%
Brakes 21 6.2%
Steering 17 5.0%
Seats 17 5.0%
Seat Belts 16 4.7%