Winnebago Brave vs BMW 528XI

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 Brave	BMW 528XI
Complaints on file	96	239
Model years covered	1992–2015	2008–2014
Worst model year	2002	2012
Best model year	2003	2010
Crashes reported	6	6
Fires reported	5	7
Injuries reported	10	5
Deaths reported	4	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	26%	7.5%

Winnebago Brave by year

2 3 9 7 3 4 6 10 7 19 13 9 4

92 93 94 95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 15

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

What breaks

Brakes 30 31.3%

Body & Structure 12 12.5%

Electrical System 8 8.3%

Equipment & Accessories 8 8.3%

Suspension 7 7.3%

Engine & Cooling 5 5.2%

Steering 5 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 4.2%

BMW 528XI by year

43 9 12 88 86 1

08 09 10 12 13 14

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 87 36.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 36 15.1%

Electrical System 33 13.8%

Lights 20 8.4%

Airbags 18 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 13 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 11 4.6%

Seat Belts 6 2.5%