Nissan Leaf vs Dodge Dart

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 Leaf	Dodge Dart
Complaints on file	1,497	3,702
Model years covered	2010–2026	1966–2016
Worst model year	2019	2012
Best model year	2025	2013
Crashes reported	110	219
Fires reported	19	64
Injuries reported	39	87
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	11.2%	10%

Nissan Leaf by year

1 117 71 120 45 144 50 27 117 320 221 77 136 30 7 10 4

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 512 34.2%

Brakes 241 16.1%

Other & Unspecified 161 10.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 130 8.7%

Airbags 92 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 59 3.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 59 3.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 56 3.7%

Dodge Dart by year

1 2 1 1,533 424 565 813 363

66 68 74 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 993 26.8%

Engine & Cooling 539 14.6%

Brakes 477 12.9%

Electrical System 471 12.7%

Other & Unspecified 361 9.8%

Airbags 125 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 109 2.9%

Steering 106 2.9%