Honda Element vs GMC Jimmy

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	GMC Jimmy
Complaints on file	1,533	3,778
Model years covered	2003–2011	1982–2004
Worst model year	2003	1995
Best model year	2010	2001
Crashes reported	123	421
Fires reported	15	70
Injuries reported	101	214
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15.6%	18.8%

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%

GMC Jimmy by year

1 2 5 6 3 6 15 17 15 139 134 263 424 713 605 421 355 202 307 141 1 3

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,334 35.3%

Engine & Cooling 343 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 336 8.9%

Suspension 289 7.6%

Electrical System 235 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 4.6%

Airbags 111 2.9%