FaultScore

Damon Challenger vs Honda Honda

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 Damon Challenger Honda Honda
Complaints on file 57 142
Model years covered 1991–2011 1982–2003
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 1999
Crashes reported 2 19
Fires reported 2 1
Injuries reported 1 19
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 8.8% 27.5%

Damon Challenger by year

91 94 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 13 22.8%
Body & Structure 11 19.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 14.0%
Equipment & Accessories 5 8.8%
Engine & Cooling 3 5.3%
Suspension 3 5.3%
Seats 3 5.3%
Other & Unspecified 3 5.3%

Honda Honda by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 24 16.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 18 12.7%
Electrical System 18 12.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 9.9%
Brakes 11 7.7%
Engine & Cooling 10 7.0%
Body & Structure 10 7.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 3.5%