Mazda CX-7 vs Chevrolet Astro

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	Mazda CX-7	Chevrolet Astro
Complaints on file	1,546	3,757
Model years covered	2007–2013	1984–2005
Worst model year	2007	1995
Best model year	2009	2005
Crashes reported	40	352
Fires reported	64	94
Injuries reported	32	208
Deaths reported	0	13
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	8.8%	17.8%

Mazda CX-7 by year

716 265 85 215 204 59 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 459 29.7%

Airbags 272 17.6%

Suspension 235 15.2%

Lights 97 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 5.4%

Electrical System 67 4.3%

Steering 62 4.0%

Other & Unspecified 44 2.8%

Chevrolet Astro by year

1 6 24 31 69 70 93 121 162 177 396 579 345 563 336 204 258 115 97 82 17 11

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

Brakes 806 21.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 425 11.3%

Suspension 305 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 278 7.4%

Electrical System 243 6.5%

Steering 240 6.4%

Engine & Cooling 225 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 188 5.0%