Chevrolet Lumina APV vs Toyota Matrix

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 Lumina APV	Toyota Matrix
Complaints on file	598	1,422
Model years covered	1987–1999	2002–2012
Worst model year	1995	2009
Best model year	1996	2011
Crashes reported	49	170
Fires reported	24	14
Injuries reported	31	86
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	17.4%	19.1%

Chevrolet Lumina APV by year

1 135 58 89 61 79 128 40 1 2 4

87 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 81 13.5%

Brakes 77 12.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 73 12.2%

Seat Belts 65 10.9%

Seats 52 8.7%

Engine & Cooling 44 7.4%

Electrical System 34 5.7%

Doors, Latches & Locks 30 5.0%

Toyota Matrix by year

2 314 175 260 212 109 56 224 55 10 5

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Airbags 409 28.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 181 12.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 145 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 136 9.6%

Electrical System 99 7.0%

Brakes 73 5.1%

Tires 70 4.9%

Steering 55 3.9%