Eagle Vision vs Pontiac Sunfire

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	Pontiac Sunfire
Complaints on file	681	1,641
Model years covered	1992–2003	1985–2005
Worst model year	1994	1996
Best model year	1996	2005
Crashes reported	35	153
Fires reported	13	61
Injuries reported	31	102
Deaths reported	1	7
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	19.7%

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%

Pontiac Sunfire by year

2 1 2 154 320 257 149 128 169 83 128 113 41 94

85 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 339 20.7%

Engine & Cooling 259 15.8%

Brakes 172 10.5%

Airbags 125 7.6%

Steering 115 7.0%

Lights 109 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 4.3%