Dodge W250 vs Audi A4 Avant

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 W250 Audi A4 Avant
Complaints on file 34 83
Model years covered 1983–1994 2009–2012
Worst model year — —
Best model year — —
Crashes reported 5 1
Fires reported 0 3
Injuries reported 0 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 14.7% 6%

Dodge W250 by year

83 85 86 87 89 90 91 92 93 94
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 9 26.5%
Steering 7 20.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 8.8%
Engine & Cooling 2 5.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.9%
Electrical System 2 5.9%
Body & Structure 2 5.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 5.9%

Audi A4 Avant by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 35 42.2%
Other & Unspecified 10 12.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 8.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 7.2%
Steering 6 7.2%
Electrical System 5 6.0%
Airbags 4 4.8%
Lights 2 2.4%