FaultScore

Plymouth Colt vs Infiniti QX4

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 Plymouth Colt Infiniti QX4
Complaints on file 157 389
Model years covered 1986–1993 1997–2006
Worst model year 2001
Best model year 2000
Crashes reported 3 51
Fires reported 2 3
Injuries reported 5 23
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Seat Belts Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm 6.4% 20.3%

Plymouth Colt by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 120 76.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 8 5.1%
Electrical System 7 4.5%
Engine & Cooling 6 3.8%
Lights 3 1.9%
Seats 3 1.9%
Body & Structure 2 1.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 1.3%

Infiniti QX4 by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 88 22.6%
Body & Structure 53 13.6%
Steering 51 13.1%
Equipment & Accessories 24 6.2%
Engine & Cooling 20 5.1%
Brakes 19 4.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 18 4.6%