Winnebago Adventurer vs BMW 323I

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	Winnebago Adventurer	BMW 323I
Complaints on file	272	676
Model years covered	1992–2023	1985–2011
Worst model year	2004	2000
Best model year	2021	1998
Crashes reported	5	41
Fires reported	8	14
Injuries reported	2	43
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	5.5%	15.1%

Winnebago Adventurer by year

3 4 7 19 15 11 7 24 30 18 22 21 32 8 4 4 7 1 6 1 3 1 14 9 1

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 16 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Brakes 70 25.7%

Equipment & Accessories 25 9.2%

Body & Structure 21 7.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 7.7%

Suspension 19 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 18 6.6%

Electrical System 16 5.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 5.1%

BMW 323I by year

1 27 175 459 3 3 4 3 1

85 98 99 00 01 07 08 10 11

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 271 40.1%

Airbags 142 21.0%

Body & Structure 43 6.4%

Electrical System 30 4.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 25 3.7%

Suspension 19 2.8%

Doors, Latches & Locks 19 2.8%

Tires 18 2.7%