GEO Metro vs Volkswagen GTI

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	GEO Metro	Volkswagen GTI
Complaints on file	805	1,949
Model years covered	1989–2001	1985–2024
Worst model year	1995	2002
Best model year	2000	1999
Crashes reported	160	63
Fires reported	12	23
Injuries reported	121	76
Deaths reported	3	7
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	36.8%	8.7%

GEO Metro by year

29 45 65 78 54 91 132 116 90 39 36 23 7

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Airbags 95 11.8%

Seat Belts 75 9.3%

Doors, Latches & Locks 75 9.3%

Body & Structure 72 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 71 8.8%

Brakes 66 8.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 52 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 45 5.6%

Volkswagen GTI by year

3 2 2 1 28 11 12 12 11 58 97 141 72 13 12 57 102 76 295 68 66 52 42 18 123 84 57 21 288 10 8 56 11 40

85 86 87 91 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 384 19.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 317 16.3%

Electrical System 223 11.4%

Brakes 160 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 147 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 126 6.5%

Airbags 124 6.4%

Stability & Traction Control 81 4.2%