Dodge Intrepid vs Toyota Prius

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 Intrepid	Toyota Prius
Complaints on file	8,078	15,583
Model years covered	1987–2004	2000–2026
Worst model year	1995	2010
Best model year	2002	2025
Crashes reported	441	1,469
Fires reported	243	101
Injuries reported	290	602
Deaths reported	12	18
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	14.1%

Dodge Intrepid by year

2 2 2 554 1,024 919 709 473 493 1,236 1,227 729 413 140 155

87 88 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,042 37.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 804 10.0%

Steering 707 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 595 7.4%

Brakes 393 4.9%

Electrical System 390 4.8%

Suspension 329 4.1%

Airbags 291 3.6%

Toyota Prius by year

4 215 201 123 737 1,298 1,690 2,451 1,894 644 3,482 664 544 544 281 215 215 127 46 53 23 11 31 26 31 28 5

00 01 02 03 04 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

Brakes 4,567 29.3%

Lights 3,536 22.7%

Electrical System 1,607 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,048 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 784 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 557 3.6%

Airbags 436 2.8%

Body & Structure 430 2.8%