Chevrolet Astro vs Subaru Forester

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	Subaru Forester
Complaints on file	3,757	8,735
Model years covered	1984–2005	1998–2026
Worst model year	1995	2016
Best model year	2005	2026
Crashes reported	352	898
Fires reported	94	157
Injuries reported	208	380
Deaths reported	13	9
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	17.8%	16.5%

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%

Subaru Forester by year

138 156 95 169 109 238 270 105 121 89 67 228 307 195 140 94 576 897 622 801 679 1,088 813 285 144 111 41 129 28

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 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,267 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 1,019 11.7%

Airbags 911 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 815 9.3%

Electrical System 794 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 566 6.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 533 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 512 5.9%