Hyundai Elantra Touring vs Chevrolet Tracker

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	Hyundai Elantra Touring	Chevrolet Tracker
Complaints on file	235	587
Model years covered	2008–2013	1989–2004
Worst model year	2010	2000
Best model year	2009	1998
Crashes reported	19	94
Fires reported	6	8
Injuries reported	17	69
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Steering	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	17.9%	29.1%

Hyundai Elantra Touring by year

1 48 98 41 28 19

08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Steering 54 23.0%

Airbags 23 9.8%

Electrical System 18 7.7%

Wheels 14 6.0%

Engine & Cooling 13 5.5%

Brakes 13 5.5%

Suspension 13 5.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 5.5%

Chevrolet Tracker by year

1 1 1 1 3 12 4 15 82 160 105 82 98 22

89 90 92 93 95 96 97 98 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

Suspension 102 17.4%

Body & Structure 86 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 56 9.5%

Brakes 49 8.3%

Airbags 47 8.0%

Electrical System 42 7.2%

Steering 36 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 35 6.0%