Dodge Avenger vs Chevrolet Silverado

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	Dodge Avenger	Chevrolet Silverado
Complaints on file	4,737	10,928
Model years covered	1995–2015	1980–2017
Worst model year	2012	2001
Best model year	2000	1993
Crashes reported	359	869
Fires reported	101	165
Injuries reported	231	498
Deaths reported	2	28
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	14.6%	14.3%

Dodge Avenger by year

254 235 109 72 96 33 2 1,238 99 248 311 837 872 330 1

95 96 97 98 99 00 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Electrical System 602 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 585 12.3%

Airbags 570 12.0%

Other & Unspecified 432 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 422 8.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 277 5.8%

Brakes 271 5.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 269 5.7%

Chevrolet Silverado by year

2 2 5 3 2 18 24 37 18 51 77 235 331 230 365 335 2,104 1,614 1,048 853 852 723 361 223 253 221 103 91 99 91 87 195 111 8 156

80 82 84 85 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 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Brakes 3,696 33.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 818 7.5%

Electrical System 763 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 686 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 661 6.0%

Steering 561 5.1%

Body & Structure 508 4.6%

Airbags 485 4.4%