Isuzu Trooper vs Hyundai Veloster

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 Trooper	Hyundai Veloster
Complaints on file	713	1,775
Model years covered	1985–2002	2012–2021
Worst model year	1999	2012
Best model year	2002	2021
Crashes reported	72	71
Fires reported	43	80
Injuries reported	45	68
Deaths reported	3	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	22.9%	12.3%

Isuzu Trooper by year

5 18 9 20 17 30 71 27 41 58 65 66 18 48 105 61 42 12

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 199 27.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 80 11.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 45 6.3%

Electrical System 44 6.2%

Tires 43 6.0%

Suspension 42 5.9%

Brakes 41 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 5.5%

Hyundai Veloster by year

409 580 116 189 301 70 63 32 15

12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 551 31.0%

Electrical System 208 11.7%

Other & Unspecified 179 10.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 143 8.1%

Steering 126 7.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 124 7.0%

Brakes 87 4.9%

Body & Structure 78 4.4%