Infiniti FX35 vs Chevrolet Sonic

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	Infiniti FX35	Chevrolet Sonic
Complaints on file	578	1,423
Model years covered	2002–2013	2011–2020
Worst model year	2005	2013
Best model year	2010	2019
Crashes reported	31	144
Fires reported	5	23
Injuries reported	20	85
Deaths reported	2	5
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	10%	18.1%

Infiniti FX35 by year

3 84 148 122 55 48 42 23 17 15 20 1

02 03 04 05 06 07 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

Airbags 108 18.7%

Other & Unspecified 64 11.1%

Electrical System 62 10.7%

Body & Structure 59 10.2%

Doors, Latches & Locks 55 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 6.2%

Engine & Cooling 34 5.9%

Brakes 26 4.5%

Chevrolet Sonic by year

1 522 322 230 171 69 59 23 10 16

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 257 18.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 16.2%

Electrical System 226 15.9%

Other & Unspecified 166 11.7%

Airbags 126 8.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 74 5.2%

Steering 54 3.8%

Brakes 44 3.1%