Isuzu Rodeo vs Dodge Intrepid

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 Intrepid
Complaints on file	3,296	8,078
Model years covered	1991–2008	1987–2004
Worst model year	1999	1995
Best model year	2004	2002
Crashes reported	378	441
Fires reported	76	243
Injuries reported	175	290
Deaths reported	11	12
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	19.4%	12.2%

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 Intrepid by year

2 2 2 554 1,024 919 709 473 493 1,236 1,227 729 413 140 155

87 88 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,042 37.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 804 10.0%

Steering 707 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 595 7.4%

Brakes 393 4.9%

Electrical System 390 4.8%

Suspension 329 4.1%

Airbags 291 3.6%