GMC Sonoma vs Chevrolet Camaro

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 Sonoma	Chevrolet Camaro
Complaints on file	1,739	4,341
Model years covered	1984–2005	1968–2024
Worst model year	1995	2010
Best model year	2002	2022
Crashes reported	179	452
Fires reported	19	115
Injuries reported	69	294
Deaths reported	2	17
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	20.2%

GMC Sonoma by year

1 1 35 33 72 297 254 190 160 202 78 180 108 74 53 1

84 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 530 30.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 240 13.8%

Engine & Cooling 134 7.7%

Body & Structure 125 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 109 6.3%

Seats 79 4.5%

Electrical System 74 4.3%

Airbags 68 3.9%

Chevrolet Camaro by year

3 1 6 1 5 25 40 64 38 29 20 34 32 110 104 45 182 305 159 88 224 133 119 60 100 394 262 161 251 287 306 200 258 111 72 46 22 16 24 4

68 69 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 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

Electrical System 648 14.9%

Engine & Cooling 480 11.1%

Brakes 464 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 439 10.1%

Airbags 401 9.2%

Steering 284 6.5%

Other & Unspecified 272 6.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 228 5.3%