Chevrolet Lumina vs Dodge Dakota

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	Dodge Dakota
Complaints on file	4,007	9,236
Model years covered	1987–2008	1985–2011
Worst model year	1995	2002
Best model year	2001	2009
Crashes reported	283	691
Fires reported	83	178
Injuries reported	159	356
Deaths reported	18	24
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	13.6%	13.5%

Chevrolet Lumina by year

2 615 483 483 344 190 670 312 438 276 132 36 25 1

87 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 08

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,252 31.2%

Engine & Cooling 423 10.6%

Electrical System 300 7.5%

Steering 287 7.2%

Body & Structure 226 5.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 199 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 196 4.9%

Seat Belts 182 4.5%

Dodge Dakota by year

3 1 21 65 88 88 161 314 159 240 294 250 650 793 1,011 1,096 945 946 419 287 598 385 167 131 23 48 53

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 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

Suspension 2,348 25.4%

Brakes 1,449 15.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,060 11.5%

Steering 723 7.8%

Airbags 691 7.5%

Engine & Cooling 597 6.5%

Electrical System 465 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 238 2.6%