Mitsubishi Diamante vs Pontiac Sunfire

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	Mitsubishi Diamante	Pontiac Sunfire
Complaints on file	657	1,641
Model years covered	1992–2004	1985–2005
Worst model year	2002	1996
Best model year	1999	2005
Crashes reported	38	153
Fires reported	3	61
Injuries reported	38	102
Deaths reported	1	7
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	19.7%

Mitsubishi Diamante by year

60 43 33 13 51 35 26 63 93 162 75 3

92 93 94 95 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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 224 34.1%

Engine & Cooling 106 16.1%

Brakes 70 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 8.5%

Airbags 31 4.7%

Electrical System 26 4.0%

Suspension 19 2.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 19 2.9%

Pontiac Sunfire by year

2 1 2 154 320 257 149 128 169 83 128 113 41 94

85 91 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 339 20.7%

Engine & Cooling 259 15.8%

Brakes 172 10.5%

Airbags 125 7.6%

Steering 115 7.0%

Lights 109 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 4.3%