Dodge Dynasty vs GMC Safari

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 Dynasty	GMC Safari
Complaints on file	626	1,537
Model years covered	1988–1997	1985–2005
Worst model year	—	1995
Best model year	—	2003
Crashes reported	27	158
Fires reported	22	30
Injuries reported	25	68
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	11.8%	16.7%

Dodge Dynasty by year

26 74 88 135 187 113 1 1 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97

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

What breaks

Brakes 132 21.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 18.2%

Engine & Cooling 86 13.7%

Steering 65 10.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 53 8.5%

Electrical System 47 7.5%

Airbags 31 5.0%

Suspension 16 2.6%

GMC Safari by year

2 11 22 8 25 44 60 66 79 142 256 199 200 111 92 95 55 35 19 8 8

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

Brakes 359 23.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 176 11.5%

Suspension 124 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 104 6.8%

Electrical System 98 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 91 5.9%

Steering 91 5.9%

Body & Structure 69 4.5%