Chrysler Lebaron vs Plymouth Neon

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	Chrysler Lebaron	Plymouth Neon
Complaints on file	832	2,016
Model years covered	1978–2003	1994–2001
Worst model year	1995	1995
Best model year	1993	1999
Crashes reported	79	230
Fires reported	57	66
Injuries reported	48	161
Deaths reported	4	11
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	22.6%	23.2%

Chrysler Lebaron by year

2 1 1 2 7 13 31 59 40 69 96 95 100 87 133 89 4 2 1

78 79 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 03

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 142 17.1%

Engine & Cooling 106 12.7%

Body & Structure 84 10.1%

Electrical System 72 8.7%

Airbags 57 6.9%

Suspension 56 6.7%

Brakes 52 6.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 42 5.0%

Plymouth Neon by year

3 711 476 234 237 82 199 74

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%

Brakes 233 11.6%

Electrical System 170 8.4%

Airbags 169 8.4%

Steering 119 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 81 4.0%

Body & Structure 75 3.7%