Chevrolet Express 1500 vs Mercedes Benz 320

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 Express 1500	Mercedes Benz 320
Complaints on file	133	332
Model years covered	1996–2014	1994–2002
Worst model year	2004	1994
Best model year	2000	2001
Crashes reported	14	17
Fires reported	6	13
Injuries reported	14	22
Deaths reported	1	6
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	26.3%	17.5%

Chevrolet Express 1500 by year

4 5 10 5 10 21 15 10 6 6 10 6 4 3 3 15

96 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14

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

What breaks

Brakes 18 13.5%

Airbags 15 11.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 11.3%

Body & Structure 12 9.0%

Electrical System 11 8.3%

Engine & Cooling 9 6.8%

Tires 8 6.0%

Lights 6 4.5%

Mercedes Benz 320 by year

64 39 15 27 54 45 25 41 22

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

Electrical System 95 28.6%

Engine & Cooling 30 9.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 27 8.1%

Airbags 25 7.5%

Steering 19 5.7%

Brakes 19 5.7%

Lights 19 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 5.1%