FaultScore

Nissan 300ZX vs Hyundai Veracruz

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 300ZX Hyundai Veracruz
Complaints on file 386 956
Model years covered 1983–1996 2007–2012
Worst model year 2008
Best model year 2009
Crashes reported 17 30
Fires reported 165 22
Injuries reported 16 34
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 51.6% 9%

Nissan 300ZX 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 183 47.4%
Engine & Cooling 55 14.2%
Brakes 12 3.1%
Steering 8 2.1%
Suspension 5 1.3%

Hyundai Veracruz by year

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

What breaks