FaultScore

Chevrolet Cobalt vs Honda Cr-V

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 Honda Cr-V
Complaints on file 10,115 21,242
Model years covered 1996–2017 1997–2026
Worst model year 2006 2019
Best model year 2010 2001
Crashes reported 885 1,258
Fires reported 101 226
Injuries reported 485 783
Deaths reported 69 27
Most complained-about part Steering Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 15.2% 10.8%

Chevrolet Cobalt by year

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

What breaks

Steering 3,925 38.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,623 16.0%
Electrical System 1,491 14.7%
Airbags 615 6.1%
Engine & Cooling 476 4.7%
Brakes 243 2.4%
Suspension 222 2.2%

Honda Cr-V 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 2,751 13.0%
Electrical System 2,522 11.9%
Airbags 2,392 11.3%
Steering 1,707 8.0%
Other & Unspecified 1,656 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,633 7.7%