GMC Safari vs Dodge Dart

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 Safari	Dodge Dart
Complaints on file	1,537	3,702
Model years covered	1985–2005	1966–2016
Worst model year	1995	2012
Best model year	2003	2013
Crashes reported	158	219
Fires reported	30	64
Injuries reported	68	87
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	16.7%	10%

GMC Safari by year

2 11 22 8 25 44 60 66 79 142 256 199 200 111 92 95 55 35 19 8 8

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 359 23.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 176 11.5%

Suspension 124 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 104 6.8%

Electrical System 98 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 91 5.9%

Steering 91 5.9%

Body & Structure 69 4.5%

Dodge Dart by year

1 2 1 1,533 424 565 813 363

66 68 74 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 993 26.8%

Engine & Cooling 539 14.6%

Brakes 477 12.9%

Electrical System 471 12.7%

Other & Unspecified 361 9.8%

Airbags 125 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 109 2.9%

Steering 106 2.9%