Chevrolet Sonoma vs Dodge Stratus Coupe

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 Sonoma	Dodge Stratus Coupe
Complaints on file	35	87
Model years covered	1991–2003	2001–2005
Worst model year	—	2001
Best model year	—	2003
Crashes reported	4	8
Fires reported	3	3
Injuries reported	0	8
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	20%	21.8%

Chevrolet Sonoma by year

1 2 9 4 1 1 5 5 1 2 3 1

91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 13 37.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 14.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 11.4%

Airbags 3 8.6%

Engine & Cooling 2 5.7%

Body & Structure 2 5.7%

Electrical System 1 2.9%

Lights 1 2.9%

Dodge Stratus Coupe by year

39 16 23 6 3

01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 27 31.0%

Airbags 10 11.5%

Other & Unspecified 9 10.3%

Electrical System 8 9.2%

Engine & Cooling 7 8.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 4.6%

Suspension 3 3.4%