Chevrolet C10 vs Honda Prelude

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 C10	Honda Prelude
Complaints on file	188	463
Model years covered	1961–2000	1981–2001
Worst model year	1995	1997
Best model year	1994	2000
Crashes reported	14	52
Fires reported	18	15
Injuries reported	10	29
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	22.3%	21.2%

Chevrolet C10 by year

1 1 3 4 1 4 2 5 4 5 5 9 8 1 7 5 3 3 9 10 25 42 18 8 1 3 1

61 68 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 28.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 13.3%

Brakes 23 12.2%

Engine & Cooling 17 9.0%

Seats 15 8.0%

Tires 9 4.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 3.7%

Steering 7 3.7%

Honda Prelude by year

3 1 5 11 12 17 40 34 4 18 26 14 12 9 4 88 86 40 14 25

81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 22.9%

Engine & Cooling 53 11.4%

Electrical System 49 10.6%

Seat Belts 35 7.6%

Steering 33 7.1%

Airbags 26 5.6%

Suspension 25 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 5.4%