Infiniti M35 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 M35	Chevrolet Sonic
Complaints on file	570	1,423
Model years covered	2006–2010	2011–2020
Worst model year	2006	2013
Best model year	2010	2019
Crashes reported	26	144
Fires reported	3	23
Injuries reported	17	85
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8.1%	18.1%

Infiniti M35 by year

272 174 80 20 24

06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Airbags 119 20.9%

Steering 108 18.9%

Seats 90 15.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 35 6.1%

Engine & Cooling 33 5.8%

Electrical System 32 5.6%

Other & Unspecified 29 5.1%

Suspension 25 4.4%

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%