KIA Spectra vs Chevrolet Volt

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	KIA Spectra	Chevrolet Volt
Complaints on file	1,211	2,964
Model years covered	2000–2009	2011–2019
Worst model year	2007	2017
Best model year	2000	2015
Crashes reported	259	81
Fires reported	23	21
Injuries reported	160	56
Deaths reported	7	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	37.1%	5.3%

KIA Spectra by year

30 56 121 132 92 130 129 206 163 152

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Airbags 366 30.2%

Electrical System 91 7.5%

Brakes 88 7.3%

Engine & Cooling 86 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 6.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 75 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 72 5.9%

Seat Belts 54 4.5%

Chevrolet Volt by year

64 359 448 128 71 285 1,199 362 48

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Electrical System 705 23.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 508 17.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 428 14.4%

Engine & Cooling 377 12.7%

Airbags 311 10.5%

Other & Unspecified 224 7.6%

Brakes 102 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 67 2.3%