FaultScore

Dodge Caravan vs Honda Accord

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 Caravan Honda Accord
Complaints on file 14,200 32,025
Model years covered 1984–2017 1979–2026
Worst model year 1997 2008
Best model year 2014 1993
Crashes reported 914 2,780
Fires reported 335 316
Injuries reported 652 1,815
Deaths reported 35 59
Most complained-about part Brakes Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 13.6% 15.5%

Dodge Caravan by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,819 12.8%
Engine & Cooling 1,502 10.6%
Electrical System 1,470 10.4%
Airbags 1,269 8.9%
Body & Structure 816 5.7%
Steering 762 5.4%
Seat Belts 695 4.9%

Honda Accord by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 4,144 12.9%
Airbags 4,117 12.9%
Engine & Cooling 3,398 10.6%
Brakes 2,940 9.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,746 5.5%
Steering 1,643 5.1%