Honda Ridgeline vs Chevrolet Cavalier

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 Ridgeline	Chevrolet Cavalier
Complaints on file	2,729	6,452
Model years covered	2006–2026	1982–2005
Worst model year	2006	1997
Best model year	2009	2005
Crashes reported	96	554
Fires reported	65	167
Injuries reported	62	369
Deaths reported	2	21
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8.2%	17.2%

Honda Ridgeline by year

294 195 155 39 50 44 30 55 36 2 436 195 294 231 148 150 172 75 117 11

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 413 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 354 13.0%

Airbags 349 12.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 281 10.3%

Other & Unspecified 223 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 209 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 170 6.2%

Body & Structure 165 6.0%

Chevrolet Cavalier by year

1 17 10 4 21 27 14 71 70 77 178 237 310 392 748 751 473 337 447 356 254 867 428 362

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

Electrical System 1,252 19.4%

Engine & Cooling 839 13.0%

Brakes 717 11.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 652 10.1%

Steering 415 6.4%

Airbags 346 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 332 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 322 5.0%