FaultScore

Dodge Lancer vs KIA Borrego

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 Lancer KIA Borrego
Complaints on file 59 145
Model years covered 1985–2002 2008–2010
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 2 9
Fires reported 7 0
Injuries reported 1 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 16.9% 8.3%

Dodge Lancer by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 9 15.3%
Electrical System 8 13.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 11.9%
Lights 7 11.9%
Engine & Cooling 6 10.2%
Brakes 6 10.2%
Steering 3 5.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 5.1%

KIA Borrego by year

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 12.4%
Brakes 18 12.4%
Electrical System 16 11.0%
Other & Unspecified 12 8.3%
Seat Belts 11 7.6%
Steering 9 6.2%
Lights 8 5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.8%