FaultScore

Holiday Rambler Ambassador vs Chevrolet Prizm

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 Holiday Rambler Ambassador Chevrolet Prizm
Complaints on file 78 195
Model years covered 2000–2015 1990–2002
Worst model year 2001 2001
Best model year 2000 2002
Crashes reported 1 36
Fires reported 4 11
Injuries reported 0 16
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 6.4% 32.3%

Holiday Rambler Ambassador by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 48 61.5%
Suspension 10 12.8%
Body & Structure 7 9.0%
Engine & Cooling 3 3.8%
Tires 2 2.6%
Electrical System 1 1.3%
Airbags 1 1.3%
Steering 1 1.3%

Chevrolet Prizm by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 39 20.0%
Airbags 28 14.4%
Electrical System 18 9.2%
Tires 13 6.7%
Doors, Latches & Locks 11 5.6%
Lights 10 5.1%
Seat Belts 10 5.1%
Brakes 9 4.6%