Dodge Dart vs Pontiac Grand AM

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	Pontiac Grand AM
Complaints on file	3,702	8,105
Model years covered	1966–2016	1973–2005
Worst model year	2012	1999
Best model year	2013	1993
Crashes reported	219	635
Fires reported	64	222
Injuries reported	87	488
Deaths reported	2	37
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	10%	17.1%

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%

Pontiac Grand AM by year

1 1 8 13 47 34 88 61 102 304 290 515 587 672 600 236 1,318 939 759 549 436 402 143

73 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,687 20.8%

Engine & Cooling 1,119 13.8%

Brakes 1,091 13.5%

Lights 747 9.2%

Airbags 446 5.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 429 5.3%

Steering 376 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 327 4.0%