Cadillac Fleetwood vs Mitsubishi Diamante

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 Fleetwood	Mitsubishi Diamante
Complaints on file	265	657
Model years covered	1972–1998	1992–2004
Worst model year	1993	2002
Best model year	1995	1999
Crashes reported	33	38
Fires reported	14	3
Injuries reported	22	38
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	26%	12.2%

Cadillac Fleetwood by year

1 1 1 6 1 17 10 8 4 16 22 22 13 51 27 22 39 4

72 78 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 98

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

What breaks

Brakes 48 18.1%

Engine & Cooling 30 11.3%

Electrical System 24 9.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 7.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.7%

Steering 14 5.3%

Body & Structure 14 5.3%

Mitsubishi Diamante by year

60 43 33 13 51 35 26 63 93 162 75 3

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

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 224 34.1%

Engine & Cooling 106 16.1%

Brakes 70 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 8.5%

Airbags 31 4.7%

Electrical System 26 4.0%

Suspension 19 2.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 19 2.9%