Isuzu Rodeo vs Dodge Charger

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	Isuzu Rodeo	Dodge Charger
Complaints on file	3,296	8,167
Model years covered	1991–2008	1970–2026
Worst model year	1999	2011
Best model year	2004	2021
Crashes reported	378	370
Fires reported	76	317
Injuries reported	175	224
Deaths reported	11	7
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	19.4%	11.2%

Isuzu Rodeo by year

60 112 41 122 233 121 167 627 735 354 515 121 19 68 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 08

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

What breaks

Brakes 640 19.4%

Body & Structure 558 16.9%

Suspension 396 12.0%

Engine & Cooling 300 9.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 211 6.4%

Electrical System 177 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 139 4.2%

Dodge Charger by year

1 1 13 4 1,904 678 835 229 303 1,042 957 492 530 197 264 199 167 165 74 42 21 47 1 1

70 84 85 01 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,952 23.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,199 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 807 9.9%

Airbags 776 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 767 9.4%

Brakes 431 5.3%

Steering 416 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 407 5.0%