GMC Jimmy vs Dodge Dakota

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 Jimmy	Dodge Dakota
Complaints on file	3,778	9,236
Model years covered	1982–2004	1985–2011
Worst model year	1995	2002
Best model year	2001	2009
Crashes reported	421	691
Fires reported	70	178
Injuries reported	214	356
Deaths reported	7	24
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	13.5%

GMC Jimmy by year

1 2 5 6 3 6 15 17 15 139 134 263 424 713 605 421 355 202 307 141 1 3

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,334 35.3%

Engine & Cooling 343 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 336 8.9%

Suspension 289 7.6%

Electrical System 235 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 4.6%

Airbags 111 2.9%

Dodge Dakota by year

3 1 21 65 88 88 161 314 159 240 294 250 650 793 1,011 1,096 945 946 419 287 598 385 167 131 23 48 53

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Suspension 2,348 25.4%

Brakes 1,449 15.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,060 11.5%

Steering 723 7.8%

Airbags 691 7.5%

Engine & Cooling 597 6.5%

Electrical System 465 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 238 2.6%