Chevrolet Malibu ECO vs Audi TT

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 Malibu ECO	Audi TT
Complaints on file	173	418
Model years covered	2013–2014	2000–2016
Worst model year	—	2001
Best model year	—	2003
Crashes reported	8	12
Fires reported	1	11
Injuries reported	4	4
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.5%	6.5%

Chevrolet Malibu ECO by year

154 19

13 14

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

What breaks

Electrical System 51 29.5%

Engine & Cooling 25 14.5%

Stability & Traction Control 17 9.8%

Steering 16 9.2%

Brakes 13 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 11 6.4%

Airbags 10 5.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 5.2%

Audi TT by year

94 154 53 19 33 17 4 1 17 15 4 2 5

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 16

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

What breaks

Electrical System 144 34.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 45 10.8%

Airbags 26 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Tires 21 5.0%

Brakes 14 3.3%

Suspension 14 3.3%