FaultScore

Damon Challenger vs Isuzu Hombre

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 Isuzu Hombre
Complaints on file 57 142
Model years covered 1991–2011 1996–2000
Worst model year 1998
Best model year 2000
Crashes reported 2 15
Fires reported 2 2
Injuries reported 1 9
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm 8.8% 18.3%

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%

Isuzu Hombre by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 19 13.4%
Engine & Cooling 17 12.0%
Electrical System 9 6.3%
Airbags 9 6.3%
Equipment & Accessories 6 4.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.5%
Steering 3 2.1%