FaultScore

Honda VT750 vs Mercedes Benz GLS 450

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 VT750 Mercedes Benz GLS 450
Complaints on file 43 107
Model years covered 2004–2013 2018–2020
Worst model year 2020
Best model year 2019
Crashes reported 4 10
Fires reported 0 9
Injuries reported 4 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 18.6% 20.6%

Honda VT750 by year

04 05 06 07 08 09 11 13
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 24 55.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 9.3%
Engine & Cooling 3 7.0%
Electrical System 2 4.7%
Suspension 2 4.7%
Lights 2 4.7%
Tires 2 4.7%
Steering 1 2.3%

Mercedes Benz GLS 450 by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 22 20.6%
Engine & Cooling 16 15.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 14 13.1%
Other & Unspecified 10 9.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 6.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 5.6%
Brakes 6 5.6%
Body & Structure 6 5.6%