Dodge Stealth vs Cadillac DTS

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 Stealth	Cadillac DTS
Complaints on file	300	731
Model years covered	1991–1997	2004–2011
Worst model year	1993	2006
Best model year	1995	2009
Crashes reported	9	58
Fires reported	6	30
Injuries reported	5	53
Deaths reported	6	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	19.3%

Dodge Stealth by year

72 122 52 32 17 1 4

91 92 93 94 95 96 97

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 131 43.7%

Seat Belts 52 17.3%

Brakes 20 6.7%

Airbags 19 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 17 5.7%

Electrical System 11 3.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 11 3.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 2.7%

Cadillac DTS by year

8 10 356 137 121 46 32 21

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 180 24.6%

Lights 110 15.0%

Engine & Cooling 97 13.3%

Steering 59 8.1%

Airbags 34 4.7%

Brakes 34 4.7%

Seats 28 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 3.4%