FaultScore

Chevrolet Motor Home vs Pontiac Sunbird

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 Motor Home Pontiac Sunbird
Complaints on file 103 254
Model years covered 1985–2002 1979–2000
Worst model year 1999
Best model year 1995
Crashes reported 1 37
Fires reported 1 16
Injuries reported 4 25
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 5.8% 30.7%

Chevrolet Motor Home by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 27 26.2%
Engine & Cooling 11 10.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 10.7%
Other & Unspecified 11 10.7%
Tires 6 5.8%
Body & Structure 5 4.9%
Suspension 5 4.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 4.9%

Pontiac Sunbird by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 46 18.1%
Engine & Cooling 45 17.7%
Seat Belts 19 7.5%
Steering 16 6.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.9%
Body & Structure 12 4.7%