Chevrolet Corsica vs Mazda Tribute

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 Corsica	Mazda Tribute
Complaints on file	1,163	2,831
Model years covered	1987–1997	2000–2011
Worst model year	1994	2001
Best model year	1996	2010
Crashes reported	127	138
Fires reported	46	71
Injuries reported	90	91
Deaths reported	3	5
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	22.9%	10.8%

Chevrolet Corsica by year

2 82 90 86 119 184 128 157 145 169 1

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

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

What breaks

Brakes 205 17.6%

Electrical System 158 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 133 11.4%

Lights 104 8.9%

Airbags 78 6.7%

Seat Belts 76 6.5%

Steering 70 6.0%

Body & Structure 63 5.4%

Mazda Tribute by year

6 734 502 266 232 542 181 6 251 46 57 8

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 429 15.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 352 12.4%

Body & Structure 293 10.3%

Brakes 253 8.9%

Suspension 253 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 8.2%

Electrical System 202 7.1%

Steering 197 7.0%