Chrysler Sebring vs Chevrolet Cobalt

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 Sebring	Chevrolet Cobalt
Complaints on file	4,094	10,115
Model years covered	1995–2011	1996–2017
Worst model year	1996	2006
Best model year	2003	2010
Crashes reported	416	885
Fires reported	123	101
Injuries reported	239	485
Deaths reported	9	69
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	19.2%	15.2%

Chrysler Sebring by year

229 481 295 357 231 141 322 261 53 304 107 181 534 388 64 140 6

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 536 13.1%

Electrical System 511 12.5%

Airbags 389 9.5%

Suspension 364 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 360 8.8%

Brakes 343 8.4%

Body & Structure 254 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 215 5.3%

Chevrolet Cobalt by year

1 1 2 2,231 3,056 2,004 1,104 916 795 2 1 1 1

96 00 02 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 16 17

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

What breaks

Steering 3,925 38.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,623 16.0%

Electrical System 1,491 14.7%

Airbags 615 6.1%

Engine & Cooling 476 4.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 372 3.7%

Brakes 243 2.4%

Suspension 222 2.2%