Chrysler LHS vs Subaru Impreza

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 LHS	Subaru Impreza
Complaints on file	1,430	3,451
Model years covered	1993–2004	1990–2026
Worst model year	1994	2017
Best model year	2001	1999
Crashes reported	108	269
Fires reported	35	66
Injuries reported	85	152
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Steering	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	15.9%	14.3%

Chrysler LHS by year

2 509 252 185 105 5 218 115 31 3 2 3

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Steering 200 14.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 12.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 152 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 141 9.9%

Brakes 99 6.9%

Electrical System 98 6.9%

Body & Structure 87 6.1%

Suspension 76 5.3%

Subaru Impreza by year

2 48 8 69 25 38 55 27 54 13 339 64 113 95 68 84 249 149 60 75 337 344 157 99 108 162 181 224 100 19 15 6 53 10 1

90 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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

Airbags 510 14.8%

Engine & Cooling 362 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 319 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 305 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 270 7.8%

Brakes 267 7.7%

Electrical System 236 6.8%

Other & Unspecified 225 6.5%