FaultScore

Daewoo Nubira vs Chevrolet Sonic

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 Daewoo Nubira Chevrolet Sonic
Complaints on file 573 1,423
Model years covered 1998–2002 2011–2020
Worst model year 2000 2013
Best model year 1999 2019
Crashes reported 16 144
Fires reported 8 23
Injuries reported 9 85
Deaths reported 1 5
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 5.9% 18.1%

Daewoo Nubira by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 334 58.3%
Brakes 114 19.9%
Suspension 39 6.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.4%
Airbags 13 2.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 1.6%
Electrical System 9 1.6%
Steering 7 1.2%

Chevrolet Sonic by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 257 18.1%
Electrical System 226 15.9%
Airbags 126 8.9%
Steering 54 3.8%
Brakes 44 3.1%