Dodge Dart vs Hyundai Tucson

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 Dart	Hyundai Tucson
Complaints on file	3,713	8,648
Model years covered	1966–2016	2005–2026
Worst model year	2012	2017
Best model year	2013	2014
Crashes reported	219	404
Fires reported	64	222
Injuries reported	87	228
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	10%	9.9%

Dodge Dart by year

1 2 1 1,533 427 567 815 367

66 68 74 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 999 26.9%

Engine & Cooling 539 14.5%

Brakes 477 12.8%

Electrical System 472 12.7%

Other & Unspecified 362 9.7%

Airbags 125 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 109 2.9%

Steering 107 2.9%

Hyundai Tucson by year

273 202 85 66 24 79 174 316 319 239 309 2,170 1,460 542 530 234 110 599 222 152 455 88

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,470 28.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,211 14.0%

Other & Unspecified 811 9.4%

Electrical System 725 8.4%

Brakes 724 8.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 468 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 411 4.8%

Body & Structure 385 4.5%