Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck vs Dodge Magnum

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 Chevrolet Truck	Dodge Magnum
Complaints on file	642	1,580
Model years covered	1962–2003	2003–2009
Worst model year	1995	2005
Best model year	2000	2008
Crashes reported	34	79
Fires reported	11	22
Injuries reported	20	56
Deaths reported	5	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	10.9%	10.1%

Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck by year

4 2 2 2 5 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 4 4 27 19 18 14 15 15 53 80 81 53 37 39 23 32 45 48

62 72 74 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 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 120 18.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 9.8%

Tires 56 8.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 48 7.5%

Electrical System 43 6.7%

Steering 42 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 41 6.4%

Dodge Magnum by year

2 853 454 140 130 1

03 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 263 16.6%

Engine & Cooling 261 16.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 238 15.1%

Airbags 221 14.0%

Electrical System 161 10.2%

Steering 80 5.1%

Suspension 65 4.1%

Tires 44 2.8%