Chevrolet Bolt EV vs Chrysler PT Cruiser

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 Bolt EV	Chrysler PT Cruiser
Complaints on file	1,368	3,420
Model years covered	2017–2027	2001–2010
Worst model year	2017	2002
Best model year	2022	2009
Crashes reported	60	268
Fires reported	31	155
Injuries reported	18	199
Deaths reported	0	9
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8%	18.5%

Chevrolet Bolt EV by year

468 119 241 246 97 94 95 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27

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

What breaks

Electrical System 405 29.6%

Steering 257 18.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 190 13.9%

Other & Unspecified 111 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 6.3%

Brakes 53 3.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 52 3.8%

Engine & Cooling 45 3.3%

Chrysler PT Cruiser by year

799 658 354 291 244 512 203 171 158 30

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 578 16.9%

Engine & Cooling 461 13.5%

Lights 238 7.0%

Suspension 234 6.8%

Airbags 230 6.7%

Steering 229 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 6.5%

Body & Structure 178 5.2%