FaultScore

Chevrolet Captiva Sport vs Mazda MX-5 Miata

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 Captiva Sport Mazda MX-5 Miata
Complaints on file 157 391
Model years covered 2012–2014 1990–2005
Worst model year 1999
Best model year 1994
Crashes reported 6 52
Fires reported 2 12
Injuries reported 4 43
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 7.6% 27.4%

Chevrolet Captiva Sport by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 33 21.0%
Other & Unspecified 16 10.2%
Stability & Traction Control 13 8.3%
Steering 9 5.7%
Airbags 8 5.1%
Brakes 8 5.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.2%

Mazda MX-5 Miata by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 83 21.2%
Brakes 31 7.9%
Tires 19 4.9%