Chevrolet Aveo vs Acura MDX

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 Aveo	Acura MDX
Complaints on file	1,930	4,633
Model years covered	2004–2012	2001–2026
Worst model year	2007	2017
Best model year	2011	2007
Crashes reported	183	223
Fires reported	122	87
Injuries reported	123	154
Deaths reported	12	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	22.8%	10%

Chevrolet Aveo by year

271 323 280 307 251 278 105 112 3

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 370 19.2%

Electrical System 352 18.2%

Airbags 284 14.7%

Lights 185 9.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 117 6.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 91 4.7%

Brakes 76 3.9%

Suspension 74 3.8%

Acura MDX by year

266 242 259 243 244 121 126 62 76 63 87 101 46 248 98 522 391 284 307 355 209 58 65 151 9

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 976 21.1%

Engine & Cooling 818 17.7%

Electrical System 500 10.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 345 7.4%

Other & Unspecified 319 6.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 239 5.2%

Airbags 230 5.0%

Brakes 206 4.4%