Hyundai Genesis Coupe vs Buick Skylark

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 Genesis Coupe	Buick Skylark
Complaints on file	305	753
Model years covered	2010–2016	1981–2000
Worst model year	2010	1997
Best model year	2012	1998
Crashes reported	20	62
Fires reported	30	25
Injuries reported	15	44
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	21.3%	17.7%

Hyundai Genesis Coupe by year

90 30 17 107 32 21 8

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Brakes 71 23.3%

Engine & Cooling 53 17.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 36 11.8%

Electrical System 31 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 18 5.9%

Airbags 15 4.9%

Body & Structure 13 4.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 4.3%

Buick Skylark by year

5 3 1 27 11 10 17 18 37 46 48 54 95 119 116 111 34 1

81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

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

What breaks

Brakes 123 16.3%

Electrical System 121 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 114 15.1%

Airbags 53 7.0%

Steering 43 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 5.4%

Seat Belts 32 4.2%