Eagle Vision vs Dodge Nitro

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	Eagle Vision	Dodge Nitro
Complaints on file	681	1,635
Model years covered	1992–2003	2005–2012
Worst model year	1994	2007
Best model year	1996	2009
Crashes reported	35	57
Fires reported	13	37
Injuries reported	31	59
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	9.4%

Eagle Vision by year

1 221 195 166 53 42 1 2

92 93 94 95 96 97 00 03

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 115 16.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 107 15.7%

Steering 72 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 62 9.1%

Brakes 53 7.8%

Suspension 44 6.5%

Electrical System 43 6.3%

Equipment & Accessories 33 4.8%

Dodge Nitro by year

1 676 611 36 111 197 3

05 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Electrical System 426 26.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 290 17.7%

Engine & Cooling 122 7.5%

Airbags 105 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 103 6.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 89 5.4%

Other & Unspecified 80 4.9%

Brakes 78 4.8%