FaultScore

Kawasaki Kawasaki vs Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

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 Kawasaki Kawasaki Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
Complaints on file 102 246
Model years covered 1990–2003 2013–2019
Worst model year 2002 2015
Best model year 1995 2019
Crashes reported 10 18
Fires reported 10 2
Injuries reported 14 16
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 33.3% 14.6%

Kawasaki Kawasaki by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 24 23.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 13.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 9.8%
Electrical System 10 9.8%
Suspension 9 8.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 8.8%
Steering 5 4.9%
Other & Unspecified 5 4.9%

Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 37 15.0%
Engine & Cooling 27 11.0%
Suspension 27 11.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 23 9.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 5.7%
Body & Structure 14 5.7%