Nissan 200SX vs Toyota Celica

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	Nissan 200SX	Toyota Celica
Complaints on file	209	520
Model years covered	1983–2001	1974–2005
Worst model year	1995	2000
Best model year	1998	1999
Crashes reported	30	108
Fires reported	11	15
Injuries reported	17	65
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	27.8%	36.7%

Nissan 200SX by year

1 1 8 14 14 8 2 1 65 44 18 28 5

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 95 96 97 98 01

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

What breaks

Airbags 48 23.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 22 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 21 10.0%

Engine & Cooling 18 8.6%

Brakes 17 8.1%

Electrical System 13 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.7%

Seat Belts 11 5.3%

Toyota Celica by year

3 1 1 3 2 4 3 3 9 9 6 10 16 34 35 24 18 24 25 10 10 8 11 130 55 37 21 4 4

74 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 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

Engine & Cooling 94 18.1%

Airbags 85 16.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 48 9.2%

Seat Belts 46 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 39 7.5%

Body & Structure 31 6.0%

Brakes 29 5.6%

Tires 25 4.8%