Hyundai Excel vs Chrysler NEW Yorker

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 Excel	Chrysler NEW Yorker
Complaints on file	424	1,032
Model years covered	1986–2001	1977–2004
Worst model year	—	1994
Best model year	—	1996
Crashes reported	28	48
Fires reported	46	32
Injuries reported	32	43
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	25.2%	12.1%

Hyundai Excel by year

17 16 64 92 54 44 39 26 53 5 3 2 2 7

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 85 20.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 73 17.2%

Electrical System 53 12.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 43 10.1%

Seat Belts 31 7.3%

Brakes 20 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 19 4.5%

Body & Structure 15 3.5%

Chrysler NEW Yorker by year

1 2 6 2 7 28 49 49 95 117 124 61 96 296 74 17 2 2 1 1 2

77 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 232 22.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 137 13.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 122 11.8%

Engine & Cooling 106 10.3%

Steering 87 8.4%

Electrical System 67 6.5%

Suspension 36 3.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 34 3.3%