FaultScore

Dodge Magnum vs Jeep Commander

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 Magnum Jeep Commander
Complaints on file 1,580 3,923
Model years covered 2003–2009 2005–2010
Worst model year 2005 2006
Best model year 2008 2009
Crashes reported 79 167
Fires reported 22 39
Injuries reported 56 83
Deaths reported 2 3
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 10.1% 7.4%

Dodge Magnum 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 263 16.6%
Engine & Cooling 261 16.5%
Airbags 221 14.0%
Electrical System 161 10.2%
Steering 80 5.1%
Suspension 65 4.1%
Tires 44 2.8%

Jeep Commander by year

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

What breaks