Dodge VAN vs Toyota Venza

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 VAN	Toyota Venza
Complaints on file	256	623
Model years covered	1976–2002	2009–2015
Worst model year	2000	2009
Best model year	1998	2012
Crashes reported	23	95
Fires reported	6	15
Injuries reported	16	66
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	18%	28.6%

Dodge VAN by year

1 12 1 6 8 4 9 16 25 41 26 20 48 19 20

76 77 79 89 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 9.8%

Suspension 22 8.6%

Tires 21 8.2%

Electrical System 20 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 19 7.4%

Airbags 18 7.0%

Brakes 18 7.0%

Body & Structure 17 6.6%

Toyota Venza by year

231 110 89 34 87 38 34

09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 67 10.8%

Other & Unspecified 65 10.4%

Brakes 64 10.3%

Electrical System 61 9.8%

Airbags 57 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 48 7.7%

Seats 44 7.1%

Body & Structure 39 6.3%