Chevrolet Prizm vs Jaguar X-Type

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 Prizm	Jaguar X-Type
Complaints on file	195	472
Model years covered	1990–2002	2001–2007
Worst model year	2001	2002
Best model year	2002	2005
Crashes reported	36	64
Fires reported	11	6
Injuries reported	16	30
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	32.3%	21.6%

Chevrolet Prizm by year

1 2 1 33 47 32 59 20

90 91 96 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 39 20.0%

Airbags 28 14.4%

Electrical System 18 9.2%

Tires 13 6.7%

Doors, Latches & Locks 11 5.6%

Lights 10 5.1%

Seat Belts 10 5.1%

Brakes 9 4.6%

Jaguar X-Type by year

2 189 105 92 27 30 27

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 19.9%

Brakes 48 10.2%

Tires 44 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 40 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Airbags 31 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.1%

Electrical System 23 4.9%