FaultScore

Monaco Coach Diplomat vs Acura RSX

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 Monaco Coach Diplomat Acura RSX
Complaints on file 86 214
Model years covered 1998–2011 2001–2008
Worst model year 2000 2002
Best model year 2004 2003
Crashes reported 4 29
Fires reported 6 1
Injuries reported 1 15
Deaths reported 3 0
Most complained-about part Equipment & Accessories Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 16.3% 21%

Monaco Coach Diplomat by year

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

What breaks

Equipment & Accessories 16 18.6%
Body & Structure 15 17.4%
Electrical System 13 15.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 14.0%
Brakes 6 7.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 5.8%
Tires 5 5.8%
Other & Unspecified 4 4.7%

Acura RSX by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 33 15.4%
Engine & Cooling 26 12.1%
Suspension 21 9.8%
Brakes 13 6.1%
Lights 11 5.1%
Body & Structure 10 4.7%
Electrical System 9 4.2%