Volkswagen Eurovan vs BMW 750LI

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	Volkswagen Eurovan	BMW 750LI
Complaints on file	282	696
Model years covered	1992–2004	2006–2021
Worst model year	1993	2006
Best model year	1997	2009
Crashes reported	9	18
Fires reported	28	20
Injuries reported	9	7
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	16.3%	6.5%

Volkswagen Eurovan by year

1 101 6 22 2 22 32 29 45 21 1

92 93 95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 57 20.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 55 19.5%

Electrical System 32 11.3%

Equipment & Accessories 15 5.3%

Brakes 14 5.0%

Seat Belts 14 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 4.6%

Seats 13 4.6%

BMW 750LI by year

300 121 103 15 49 39 40 11 9 3 1 5

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 140 20.1%

Engine & Cooling 94 13.5%

Airbags 76 10.9%

Electrical System 72 10.3%

Doors, Latches & Locks 66 9.5%

Body & Structure 60 8.6%

Brakes 38 5.5%

Other & Unspecified 26 3.7%