FaultScore

Chevrolet Cobalt SS vs Plymouth Breeze

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 Cobalt SS Plymouth Breeze
Complaints on file 353 869
Model years covered 2008–2010 1996–2002
Worst model year 2009 1996
Best model year 2010 2000
Crashes reported 12 78
Fires reported 8 81
Injuries reported 7 49
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 7.6% 24.3%

Chevrolet Cobalt SS by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 252 71.4%
Electrical System 16 4.5%
Airbags 14 4.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 4.0%
Engine & Cooling 11 3.1%
Steering 9 2.5%
Other & Unspecified 7 2.0%
Seat Belts 5 1.4%

Plymouth Breeze 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 300 34.5%
Steering 88 10.1%
Brakes 87 10.0%
Airbags 44 5.1%
Suspension 39 4.5%