FaultScore

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs Hyundai Excel

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 Corvette Z06 Hyundai Excel
Complaints on file 175 424
Model years covered 2005–2008 1986–2001
Worst model year 2008
Best model year 2007
Crashes reported 13 28
Fires reported 5 46
Injuries reported 5 32
Deaths reported 2 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 14.3% 25.2%

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 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 70 40.0%
Stability & Traction Control 24 13.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 20 11.4%
Steering 10 5.7%
Body & Structure 10 5.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 5.1%
Lights 8 4.6%
Electrical System 7 4.0%

Hyundai Excel 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 85 20.0%
Seat Belts 31 7.3%
Brakes 20 4.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 19 4.5%
Body & Structure 15 3.5%