Honda Element vs Cadillac Deville

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 Element	Cadillac Deville
Complaints on file	1,533	3,660
Model years covered	2003–2011	1964–2005
Worst model year	2003	2000
Best model year	2010	1995
Crashes reported	123	312
Fires reported	15	127
Injuries reported	101	263
Deaths reported	0	15
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	15.6%	19.6%

Honda Element by year

482 329 203 154 142 129 40 39 15

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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 378 24.7%

Airbags 322 21.0%

Suspension 115 7.5%

Electrical System 112 7.3%

Body & Structure 92 6.0%

Brakes 91 5.9%

Seats 57 3.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 3.2%

Cadillac Deville by year

1 1 2 4 1 4 1 2 12 6 6 22 27 52 41 66 111 105 183 123 185 197 281 339 310 239 312 239 237 208 211 132

64 73 74 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 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

Engine & Cooling 598 16.3%

Electrical System 491 13.4%

Brakes 429 11.7%

Airbags 311 8.5%

Steering 287 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 265 7.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 189 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 167 4.6%