Audi A7 vs Plymouth Acclaim

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	Audi A7	Plymouth Acclaim
Complaints on file	217	538
Model years covered	2007–2021	1988–1996
Worst model year	2019	1994
Best model year	2014	1995
Crashes reported	12	72
Fires reported	4	29
Injuries reported	8	51
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11.1%	29%

Audi A7 by year

2 1 48 35 16 5 18 3 5 75 2 7

07 09 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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

What breaks

Electrical System 44 20.3%

Engine & Cooling 30 13.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 19 8.8%

Airbags 18 8.3%

Steering 18 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 7.4%

Other & Unspecified 16 7.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 5.5%

Plymouth Acclaim by year

1 47 70 120 84 102 78 35 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 86 16.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 74 13.8%

Suspension 65 12.1%

Airbags 62 11.5%

Electrical System 43 8.0%

Seat Belts 32 5.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 29 5.4%

Brakes 22 4.1%