Chevrolet Cheverolet SS vs Volkswagen Cabrio

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 Cheverolet SS Volkswagen Cabrio
Complaints on file 122 302
Model years covered 2014–2017 1989–2002
Worst model year 2014 2001
Best model year 2017 1995
Crashes reported 3 34
Fires reported 0 22
Injuries reported 0 27
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Steering Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 2.5% 27.5%

Chevrolet Cheverolet SS by year

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

What breaks

Steering 62 50.8%
Seat Belts 14 11.5%
Electrical System 9 7.4%
Airbags 7 5.7%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 4.9%
Suspension 5 4.1%
Other & Unspecified 5 4.1%
Engine & Cooling 4 3.3%

Volkswagen Cabrio 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 36 11.9%
Brakes 29 9.6%
Airbags 22 7.3%
Body & Structure 20 6.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 19 6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 18 6.0%