FaultScore

Nissan 350Z vs Plymouth Neon

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 350Z Plymouth Neon
Complaints on file 815 2,016
Model years covered 2003–2009 1994–2001
Worst model year 2004 1995
Best model year 2008 1999
Crashes reported 42 230
Fires reported 6 66
Injuries reported 28 161
Deaths reported 1 11
Most complained-about part Suspension Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 9.4% 23.2%

Nissan 350Z by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 149 18.3%
Engine & Cooling 119 14.6%
Tires 112 13.7%
Airbags 89 10.9%
Wheels 34 4.2%
Electrical System 24 2.9%

Plymouth Neon by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%
Brakes 233 11.6%
Airbags 169 8.4%
Steering 119 5.9%