Volvo EX90 vs BMW X3 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 Volvo EX90 BMW X3 SAV
Complaints on file 140 343
Model years covered 2025–2026 2007–2012
Worst model year — 2007
Best model year — 2011
Crashes reported 4 12
Fires reported 0 33
Injuries reported 3 28
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 5% 21.3%

Volvo EX90 by year

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 21 15.0%
Other & Unspecified 19 13.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 15 10.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 7.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 6.4%
Brakes 7 5.0%
Engine & Cooling 5 3.6%

BMW X3 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 99 28.9%
Seats 51 14.9%
Engine & Cooling 42 12.2%
Steering 11 3.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 9 2.6%
Body & Structure 8 2.3%