Chevrolet C/K Pickups vs Hummer H3

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 C/K Pickups	Hummer H3
Complaints on file	432	1,064
Model years covered	1990–2002	2003–2010
Worst model year	1998	2006
Best model year	1993	2008
Crashes reported	20	38
Fires reported	6	73
Injuries reported	12	34
Deaths reported	3	1
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.5%	13.7%

Chevrolet C/K Pickups by year

1 7 7 12 60 23 24 85 88 43 40 28 14

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 129 29.9%

Brakes 104 24.1%

Steering 36 8.3%

Body & Structure 26 6.0%

Engine & Cooling 22 5.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 3.0%

Electrical System 11 2.5%

Hummer H3 by year

4 471 332 154 95 8

03 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 247 23.2%

Engine & Cooling 177 16.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 147 13.8%

Body & Structure 77 7.2%

Other & Unspecified 68 6.4%

Airbags 64 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 43 4.0%

Suspension 42 3.9%