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	1,515	3,713
Model years covered	2010–2026	1966–2016
Worst model year	2019	2012
Best model year	2025	2013
Crashes reported	110	219
Fires reported	20	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 45 146 50 27 117 321 223 82 141 33 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 516 34.1%

Brakes 242 16.0%

Other & Unspecified 162 10.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 136 9.0%

Airbags 92 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 61 4.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 60 4.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 57 3.8%

Dodge Dart by year

1 2 1 1,533 427 567 815 367

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 999 26.9%

Engine & Cooling 539 14.5%

Brakes 477 12.8%

Electrical System 472 12.7%

Other & Unspecified 362 9.7%

Airbags 125 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 109 2.9%

Steering 107 2.9%