Chevrolet Monte Carlo vs Chrysler 200

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 Monte Carlo	Chrysler 200
Complaints on file	2,964	6,952
Model years covered	1974–2010	2010–2018
Worst model year	2001	2015
Best model year	2005	2010
Crashes reported	203	360
Fires reported	207	73
Injuries reported	133	226
Deaths reported	16	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	18.9%	9.5%

Chevrolet Monte Carlo by year

1 2 2 1 3 7 6 9 5 1 244 255 218 129 170 332 417 319 204 275 155 146 54 3 6

74 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 91 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 626 21.1%

Engine & Cooling 518 17.5%

Brakes 395 13.3%

Steering 207 7.0%

Lights 170 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 166 5.6%

Airbags 137 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 136 4.6%

Chrysler 200 by year

23 518 1,011 1,006 312 3,411 593 77 1

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,253 18.0%

Electrical System 1,222 17.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 939 13.5%

Airbags 849 12.2%

Other & Unspecified 545 7.8%

Brakes 292 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 266 3.8%

Seat Belts 241 3.5%