Honda Accord Hybrid vs Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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	Honda Accord Hybrid	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Complaints on file	1,191	2,964
Model years covered	2005–2025	1974–2010
Worst model year	2023	2001
Best model year	2021	2005
Crashes reported	67	203
Fires reported	7	207
Injuries reported	36	133
Deaths reported	2	16
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.4%	18.9%

Honda Accord Hybrid by year

43 1 34 64 1 69 170 140 63 68 82 283 132 41

05 07 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 177 14.9%

Electrical System 165 13.9%

Engine & Cooling 140 11.8%

Brakes 140 11.8%

Other & Unspecified 140 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 105 8.8%

Steering 64 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 4.3%

Chevrolet Monte Carlo by year

1 2 2 1 3 7 6 9 5 1 244 255 218 129 170 332 417 319 204 275 155 146 54 3 6

74 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 91 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 626 21.1%

Engine & Cooling 518 17.5%

Brakes 395 13.3%

Steering 207 7.0%

Lights 170 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 166 5.6%

Airbags 137 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 136 4.6%