Chevrolet Sonic vs Chrysler PT Cruiser

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 Sonic	Chrysler PT Cruiser
Complaints on file	1,423	3,420
Model years covered	2011–2020	2001–2010
Worst model year	2013	2002
Best model year	2019	2009
Crashes reported	144	268
Fires reported	23	155
Injuries reported	85	199
Deaths reported	5	9
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18.1%	18.5%

Chevrolet Sonic by year

1 522 322 230 171 69 59 23 10 16

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 257 18.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 16.2%

Electrical System 226 15.9%

Other & Unspecified 166 11.7%

Airbags 126 8.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 74 5.2%

Steering 54 3.8%

Brakes 44 3.1%

Chrysler PT Cruiser by year

799 658 354 291 244 512 203 171 158 30

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 578 16.9%

Engine & Cooling 461 13.5%

Lights 238 7.0%

Suspension 234 6.8%

Airbags 230 6.7%

Steering 229 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 6.5%

Body & Structure 178 5.2%