Chevrolet Monte Carlo vs Plymouth Voyager

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	Plymouth Voyager
Complaints on file	2,964	6,848
Model years covered	1974–2010	1978–2000
Worst model year	2001	1996
Best model year	2005	1998
Crashes reported	203	502
Fires reported	207	190
Injuries reported	133	343
Deaths reported	16	18
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.9%	15.4%

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%

Plymouth Voyager by year

1 1 7 23 38 80 99 109 204 270 624 893 749 670 476 1,111 474 443 362 214

78 80 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Brakes 860 12.6%

Engine & Cooling 794 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 783 11.4%

Airbags 594 8.7%

Body & Structure 549 8.0%

Seat Belts 543 7.9%

Electrical System 455 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 343 5.0%