FaultScore

Newmar Dutch Star vs Acura RL

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 Newmar Dutch Star Acura RL
Complaints on file 210 525
Model years covered 1994–2023 1996–2015
Worst model year 2000 2000
Best model year 2018 1998
Crashes reported 2 26
Fires reported 6 8
Injuries reported 1 13
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 4.3% 9%

Newmar Dutch Star by year

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

What breaks

Tires 40 19.0%
Engine & Cooling 27 12.9%
Electrical System 24 11.4%
Other & Unspecified 18 8.6%
Equipment & Accessories 14 6.7%
Lights 12 5.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 5.7%
Brakes 11 5.2%

Acura RL by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 141 26.9%
Lights 63 12.0%
Brakes 34 6.5%
Engine & Cooling 24 4.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 3.6%
Other & Unspecified 17 3.2%