GEO Prizm vs Chevrolet Aveo

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 Prizm	Chevrolet Aveo
Complaints on file	795	1,930
Model years covered	1990–2002	2004–2012
Worst model year	1994	2007
Best model year	1998	2011
Crashes reported	197	183
Fires reported	25	122
Injuries reported	138	123
Deaths reported	2	12
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	45.5%	22.8%

GEO Prizm by year

54 72 75 95 173 130 68 63 11 33 9 9 3

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Airbags 177 22.3%

Seat Belts 107 13.5%

Engine & Cooling 66 8.3%

Body & Structure 66 8.3%

Brakes 60 7.5%

Electrical System 52 6.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 43 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 37 4.7%

Chevrolet Aveo by year

271 323 280 307 251 278 105 112 3

04 05 06 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

Engine & Cooling 370 19.2%

Electrical System 352 18.2%

Airbags 284 14.7%

Lights 185 9.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 117 6.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 91 4.7%

Brakes 76 3.9%

Suspension 74 3.8%