FaultScore

Nissan 300ZX 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 Nissan 300ZX Volkswagen Touareg
Complaints on file 386 945
Model years covered 1983–1996 2004–2017
Worst model year 2004
Best model year 2009
Crashes reported 17 22
Fires reported 165 30
Injuries reported 16 30
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 51.6% 8.7%

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%

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%