FaultScore

Fiat 124 Spider vs Porsche 911

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 Fiat 124 Spider Porsche 911
Complaints on file 73 182
Model years covered 2017–2020 1983–2024
Worst model year 1995
Best model year 2002
Crashes reported 1 7
Fires reported 1 10
Injuries reported 0 8
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 2.7% 13.7%

Fiat 124 Spider by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 30 41.1%
Electrical System 8 11.0%
Seat Belts 8 11.0%
Engine & Cooling 7 9.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 9.6%
Other & Unspecified 6 8.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 4.1%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 2.7%

Porsche 911 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 50 27.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 13 7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.5%
Airbags 10 5.5%
Lights 10 5.5%
Other & Unspecified 10 5.5%
Body & Structure 9 4.9%