Chevrolet C Series(Light) vs Lexus GS300

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 C Series(Light)	Lexus GS300
Complaints on file	179	446
Model years covered	1981–1997	1993–2014
Worst model year	1994	2006
Best model year	1993	2001
Crashes reported	13	51
Fires reported	6	8
Injuries reported	10	21
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	16.8%	18.2%

Chevrolet C Series(Light) by year

2 4 2 1 2 17 14 5 5 5 16 51 51 3 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

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

What breaks

Brakes 37 20.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 31 17.3%

Seats 14 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 12 6.7%

Seat Belts 12 6.7%

Suspension 11 6.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 5.0%

Electrical System 8 4.5%

Lexus GS300 by year

7 7 12 2 91 56 45 21 15 16 6 2 164 1 1

93 94 95 96 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 13 14

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 85 19.1%

Brakes 44 9.9%

Lights 41 9.2%

Engine & Cooling 40 9.0%

Suspension 40 9.0%

Electrical System 34 7.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 26 5.8%

Steering 20 4.5%