Chevrolet Astro vs Nissan Maxima

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	Chevrolet Astro	Nissan Maxima
Complaints on file	3,757	8,853
Model years covered	1984–2005	1982–2023
Worst model year	1995	2000
Best model year	2005	2013
Crashes reported	352	466
Fires reported	94	398
Injuries reported	208	330
Deaths reported	13	16
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	17.8%	13.7%

Chevrolet Astro by year

1 6 24 31 69 70 93 121 162 177 396 579 345 563 336 204 258 115 97 82 17 11

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 806 21.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 425 11.3%

Suspension 305 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 278 7.4%

Electrical System 243 6.5%

Steering 240 6.4%

Engine & Cooling 225 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 188 5.0%

Nissan Maxima by year

4 8 40 64 74 194 73 78 138 99 140 102 128 195 117 123 133 215 467 225 278 249 1,725 1,152 733 169 99 460 399 138 137 71 126 2 224 155 46 28 33 4 6 2

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,465 27.8%

Engine & Cooling 957 10.8%

Electrical System 915 10.3%

Steering 528 6.0%

Airbags 517 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 503 5.7%

Brakes 441 5.0%

Body & Structure 355 4.0%