Freightliner Columbia vs Chevrolet C2500

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	Freightliner Columbia	Chevrolet C2500
Complaints on file	110	269
Model years covered	2000–2010	1988–1996
Worst model year	2005	1996
Best model year	2007	1993
Crashes reported	8	8
Fires reported	8	3
Injuries reported	22	7
Deaths reported	2	1
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	36.4%	7.1%

Freightliner Columbia by year

1 4 2 12 14 44 16 12 1 3 1

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 32 29.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 27 24.5%

Body & Structure 7 6.4%

Brakes 6 5.5%

Electrical System 5 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 4.5%

Tires 5 4.5%

Wheels 4 3.6%

Chevrolet C2500 by year

1 15 11 1 14 28 62 76 61

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Brakes 57 21.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 56 20.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 34 12.6%

Engine & Cooling 21 7.8%

Tires 19 7.1%

Seats 18 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.3%

Electrical System 13 4.8%