Chevrolet Captiva vs Chrysler 300M

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	Chrysler 300M
Complaints on file	465	1,130
Model years covered	2011–2015	1993–2004
Worst model year	2014	1999
Best model year	2012	2003
Crashes reported	17	93
Fires reported	13	21
Injuries reported	24	57
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	11.6%	15.3%

Chevrolet Captiva by year

1 100 143 198 23

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 140 30.1%

Engine & Cooling 98 21.1%

Other & Unspecified 57 12.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 34 7.3%

Stability & Traction Control 27 5.8%

Steering 19 4.1%

Airbags 14 3.0%

Body & Structure 14 3.0%

Chrysler 300M by year

5 4 440 294 122 104 44 117

93 94 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Steering 161 14.2%

Airbags 117 10.4%

Body & Structure 108 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 106 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 7.6%

Electrical System 76 6.7%

Brakes 65 5.8%

Wheels 53 4.7%