Chevrolet Monte Carlo vs KIA Sportage

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	KIA Sportage
Complaints on file	2,964	6,818
Model years covered	1974–2010	1995–2026
Worst model year	2001	2017
Best model year	2005	1995
Crashes reported	203	467
Fires reported	207	317
Injuries reported	133	306
Deaths reported	16	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	18.9%	16%

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%

KIA Sportage by year

88 98 299 558 493 462 354 321 4 93 169 113 138 120 28 264 454 449 154 195 185 561 229 103 206 62 68 316 101 90 43

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,028 29.7%

Electrical System 656 9.6%

Brakes 632 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 486 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 484 7.1%

Other & Unspecified 482 7.1%

Airbags 297 4.4%

Body & Structure 286 4.2%