Dodge Dodge Truck vs Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

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 Dodge Truck	Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Complaints on file	454	1,115
Model years covered	1973–2003	2002–2013
Worst model year	2003	2002
Best model year	1995	2009
Crashes reported	28	58
Fires reported	14	14
Injuries reported	21	40
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	13.9%	10.1%

Dodge Dodge Truck by year

1 2 3 1 1 3 5 4 2 14 20 18 7 32 26 49 29 42 70 26 48 25 26

73 76 80 81 84 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Suspension 62 13.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 11.7%

Brakes 47 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 42 9.3%

Steering 37 8.1%

Body & Structure 30 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 6.6%

Electrical System 24 5.3%

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 by year

185 213 175 153 63 142 49 27 7 43 20 38

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Electrical System 228 20.4%

Brakes 220 19.7%

Airbags 147 13.2%

Other & Unspecified 93 8.3%

Body & Structure 72 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 5.7%

Steering 44 3.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 41 3.7%