FaultScore

Nissan Cube vs KIA K5

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 Cube KIA K5
Complaints on file 302 748
Model years covered 2009–2014 2021–2026
Worst model year 2009 2022
Best model year 2012 2026
Crashes reported 12 55
Fires reported 9 11
Injuries reported 9 52
Deaths reported 1 4
Most complained-about part Electrical System Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 10.3% 16.3%

Nissan Cube by year

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

What breaks

Steering 42 13.9%
Airbags 24 7.9%
Other & Unspecified 17 5.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 16 5.3%
Body & Structure 12 4.0%

KIA K5 by year

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

What breaks