FaultScore

Dodge Sprinter 2500 vs Nissan D21

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 Sprinter 2500 Nissan D21
Complaints on file 189 466
Model years covered 2001–2013 1988–1997
Worst model year 2008 1995
Best model year 2004 1996
Crashes reported 1 66
Fires reported 11 16
Injuries reported 3 35
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Airbags Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm 7.9% 25.3%

Dodge Sprinter 2500 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 54 28.6%
Engine & Cooling 45 23.8%
Electrical System 20 10.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 4.8%
Lights 8 4.2%
Body & Structure 6 3.2%
Other & Unspecified 6 3.2%

Nissan D21 by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 69 14.8%
Engine & Cooling 47 10.1%
Tires 43 9.2%
Airbags 36 7.7%
Seat Belts 36 7.7%
Brakes 34 7.3%