Honda Prelude vs Chrysler 300M

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 Prelude	Chrysler 300M
Complaints on file	463	1,130
Model years covered	1981–2001	1993–2004
Worst model year	1997	1999
Best model year	2000	2003
Crashes reported	52	93
Fires reported	15	21
Injuries reported	29	57
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	21.2%	15.3%

Honda Prelude by year

3 1 5 11 12 17 40 34 4 18 26 14 12 9 4 88 86 40 14 25

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

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 22.9%

Engine & Cooling 53 11.4%

Electrical System 49 10.6%

Seat Belts 35 7.6%

Steering 33 7.1%

Airbags 26 5.6%

Suspension 25 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 5.4%

Chrysler 300M by year

5 4 440 294 122 104 44 117

93 94 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Steering 161 14.2%

Airbags 117 10.4%

Body & Structure 108 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 106 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 7.6%

Electrical System 76 6.7%

Brakes 65 5.8%

Wheels 53 4.7%