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	3,702	8,589
Model years covered	1966–2016	2005–2026
Worst model year	2012	2017
Best model year	2013	2014
Crashes reported	219	399
Fires reported	64	221
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 1,533 424 565 813 363

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 993 26.8%

Engine & Cooling 539 14.6%

Brakes 477 12.9%

Electrical System 471 12.7%

Other & Unspecified 361 9.8%

Airbags 125 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 109 2.9%

Steering 106 2.9%

Hyundai Tucson by year

273 202 85 66 24 78 174 316 319 238 309 2,168 1,456 537 521 234 109 579 220 146 450 85

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 2,448 28.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,208 14.1%

Other & Unspecified 807 9.4%

Brakes 721 8.4%

Electrical System 719 8.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 459 5.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 405 4.7%

Body & Structure 385 4.5%