FaultScore

Dodge Colt vs Land Rover Freelander

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 Colt Land Rover Freelander
Complaints on file 328 798
Model years covered 1982–1996 2000–2005
Worst model year 2002
Best model year 2005
Crashes reported 14 10
Fires reported 6 19
Injuries reported 15 4
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Seat Belts Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 11% 4.1%

Dodge Colt by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 217 66.2%
Engine & Cooling 20 6.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 16 4.9%
Electrical System 10 3.0%
Brakes 8 2.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 2.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 2.1%
Seats 7 2.1%

Land Rover Freelander 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 315 39.5%
Brakes 55 6.9%
Lights 29 3.6%
Body & Structure 16 2.0%