KIA Spectra vs Chrysler Concorde

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	Chrysler Concorde
Complaints on file	1,211	2,991
Model years covered	2000–2009	1993–2004
Worst model year	2007	1999
Best model year	2000	2001
Crashes reported	259	182
Fires reported	23	54
Injuries reported	160	130
Deaths reported	7	4
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	37.1%	12.4%

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%

Chrysler Concorde by year

463 484 330 236 189 213 422 364 112 72 40 66

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 763 25.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 264 8.8%

Steering 255 8.5%

Brakes 232 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 217 7.3%

Electrical System 171 5.7%

Body & Structure 139 4.6%

Suspension 133 4.4%