FaultScore

Mitsubishi Endeavor vs Volkswagen Touareg

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 Endeavor Volkswagen Touareg
Complaints on file 381 945
Model years covered 2004–2011 2004–2017
Worst model year 2004 2004
Best model year 2008 2009
Crashes reported 43 22
Fires reported 6 30
Injuries reported 24 30
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 19.2% 8.7%

Mitsubishi Endeavor by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 81 21.3%
Airbags 24 6.3%
Brakes 24 6.3%

Volkswagen Touareg by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 152 16.1%
Engine & Cooling 134 14.2%
Electrical System 102 10.8%
Tires 54 5.7%
Airbags 53 5.6%
Steering 46 4.9%