Chevrolet Aveo vs Dodge Avenger

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	Dodge Avenger
Complaints on file	1,930	4,737
Model years covered	2004–2012	1995–2015
Worst model year	2007	2012
Best model year	2011	2000
Crashes reported	183	359
Fires reported	122	101
Injuries reported	123	231
Deaths reported	12	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	22.8%	14.6%

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%

Dodge Avenger by year

254 235 109 72 96 33 2 1,238 99 248 311 837 872 330 1

95 96 97 98 99 00 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Electrical System 602 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 585 12.3%

Airbags 570 12.0%

Other & Unspecified 432 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 422 8.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 277 5.8%

Brakes 271 5.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 269 5.7%