FaultScore

Plymouth Neon vs Chevrolet Colorado

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 Neon Chevrolet Colorado
Complaints on file 2,016 4,906
Model years covered 1994–2001 2004–2026
Worst model year 1995 2005
Best model year 1999 2010
Crashes reported 230 189
Fires reported 66 95
Injuries reported 161 133
Deaths reported 11 9
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 23.2% 8.7%

Plymouth Neon by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%
Brakes 233 11.6%
Airbags 169 8.4%
Steering 119 5.9%

Chevrolet Colorado by year

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

What breaks

Steering 939 19.1%
Electrical System 762 15.5%
Engine & Cooling 429 8.7%
Brakes 428 8.7%
Lights 212 4.3%
Airbags 184 3.8%