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Cadillac Catera vs Plymouth Neon

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 Cadillac Catera Plymouth Neon
Complaints on file 826 2,016
Model years covered 1997–2003 1994–2001
Worst model year 1997 1995
Best model year 1999 1999
Crashes reported 44 230
Fires reported 11 66
Injuries reported 34 161
Deaths reported 0 11
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 10.8% 23.2%

Cadillac Catera by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 212 25.7%
Electrical System 100 12.1%
Suspension 59 7.1%
Tires 57 6.9%
Brakes 55 6.7%
Steering 41 5.0%
Airbags 37 4.5%
Lights 37 4.5%

Plymouth Neon by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%
Brakes 233 11.6%
Airbags 169 8.4%
Steering 119 5.9%