KIA Telluride vs Chevrolet Cavalier

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 Telluride	Chevrolet Cavalier
Complaints on file	2,598	6,452
Model years covered	2020–2027	1982–2005
Worst model year	2020	1997
Best model year	2027	2005
Crashes reported	70	554
Fires reported	32	167
Injuries reported	54	369
Deaths reported	1	21
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6%	17.2%

KIA Telluride by year

927 453 421 311 318 142 26

20 21 22 23 24 25 27

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 457 17.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 424 16.3%

Engine & Cooling 315 12.1%

Electrical System 290 11.2%

Lights 205 7.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 176 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 168 6.5%

Body & Structure 149 5.7%

Chevrolet Cavalier by year

1 17 10 4 21 27 14 71 70 77 178 237 310 392 748 751 473 337 447 356 254 867 428 362

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,252 19.4%

Engine & Cooling 839 13.0%

Brakes 717 11.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 652 10.1%

Steering 415 6.4%

Airbags 346 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 332 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 322 5.0%