FaultScore

Mercedes Benz GL450 vs Honda Insight

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 Mercedes Benz GL450 Honda Insight
Complaints on file 281 682
Model years covered 2010–2017 2000–2022
Worst model year 2011 2019
Best model year 2014 2002
Crashes reported 14 82
Fires reported 10 8
Injuries reported 9 42
Deaths reported 0 4
Most complained-about part Airbags Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 11.7% 19.9%

Mercedes Benz GL450 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 78 27.8%
Brakes 31 11.0%
Suspension 31 11.0%
Electrical System 24 8.5%
Other & Unspecified 20 7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.3%
Seats 13 4.6%

Honda Insight by year

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

What breaks