Nissan Juke vs Pontiac Sunfire

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 Juke	Pontiac Sunfire
Complaints on file	659	1,641
Model years covered	2011–2017	1985–2005
Worst model year	2014	1996
Best model year	2016	2005
Crashes reported	34	153
Fires reported	20	61
Injuries reported	21	102
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.4%	19.7%

Nissan Juke by year

202 109 136 90 52 49 21

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 188 28.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 98 14.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 75 11.4%

Electrical System 72 10.9%

Other & Unspecified 55 8.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 29 4.4%

Airbags 26 3.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 2.9%

Pontiac Sunfire by year

2 1 2 154 320 257 149 128 169 83 128 113 41 94

85 91 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

Electrical System 339 20.7%

Engine & Cooling 259 15.8%

Brakes 172 10.5%

Airbags 125 7.6%

Steering 115 7.0%

Lights 109 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 4.3%