Chevrolet Prizm vs Lexus RX Hybrid

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	Lexus RX Hybrid
Complaints on file	195	474
Model years covered	1990–2002	2005–2025
Worst model year	2001	2008
Best model year	2002	2010
Crashes reported	36	79
Fires reported	11	3
Injuries reported	16	28
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	32.3%	23.2%

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%

Lexus RX Hybrid by year

3 214 75 78 13 17 4 12 3 13 13 18 4 3 2 1 1

05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 114 24.1%

Electrical System 58 12.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 53 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 35 7.4%

Body & Structure 33 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 24 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 4.9%