Chrysler Sebring vs Dodge Dakota

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	Dodge Dakota
Complaints on file	4,094	9,236
Model years covered	1995–2011	1985–2011
Worst model year	1996	2002
Best model year	2003	2009
Crashes reported	416	691
Fires reported	123	178
Injuries reported	239	356
Deaths reported	9	24
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	19.2%	13.5%

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%

Dodge Dakota by year

3 1 21 65 88 88 161 314 159 240 294 250 650 793 1,011 1,096 945 946 419 287 598 385 167 131 23 48 53

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 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

Suspension 2,348 25.4%

Brakes 1,449 15.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,060 11.5%

Steering 723 7.8%

Airbags 691 7.5%

Engine & Cooling 597 6.5%

Electrical System 465 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 238 2.6%