GMC GMC vs Toyota Corolla Matrix

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	GMC GMC	Toyota Corolla Matrix
Complaints on file	198	477
Model years covered	1973–2003	2003–2013
Worst model year	1995	2005
Best model year	1999	2004
Crashes reported	18	44
Fires reported	9	12
Injuries reported	17	31
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	22.2%	18.2%

GMC GMC by year

2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 6 9 4 10 12 30 9 15 26 20 15 8 4 3

73 75 77 79 80 82 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 43 21.7%

Steering 19 9.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.1%

Lights 13 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 6.1%

Tires 12 6.1%

Engine & Cooling 11 5.6%

Toyota Corolla Matrix by year

39 42 107 75 57 38 88 24 6 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 275 57.7%

Engine & Cooling 41 8.6%

Electrical System 30 6.3%

Brakes 22 4.6%

Other & Unspecified 19 4.0%

Body & Structure 18 3.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 3.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 2.3%