Chevrolet Venture vs Tesla Model 3

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 Venture	Tesla Model 3
Complaints on file	3,069	7,665
Model years covered	1988–2005	2017–2026
Worst model year	1999	2018
Best model year	2005	2017
Crashes reported	174	875
Fires reported	50	43
Injuries reported	215	337
Deaths reported	11	25
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm	14.7%	16.7%

Chevrolet Venture by year

1 3 612 518 467 464 284 284 231 146 59

88 96 97 98 99 00 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

Engine & Cooling 555 18.1%

Body & Structure 271 8.8%

Electrical System 262 8.5%

Lights 260 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 7.4%

Brakes 206 6.7%

Airbags 181 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 169 5.5%

Tesla Model 3 by year

56 1,710 1,061 771 1,235 1,506 739 338 211 38

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2,943 38.4%

Other & Unspecified 691 9.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 632 8.2%

Brakes 570 7.4%

Electrical System 559 7.3%

Steering 390 5.1%

Suspension 368 4.8%

Airbags 316 4.1%