FaultScore

Plymouth Neon vs Dodge Neon

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 Dodge Neon
Complaints on file 2,016 4,954
Model years covered 1994–2001 1993–2005
Worst model year 1995 1995
Best model year 1999 1994
Crashes reported 230 657
Fires reported 66 158
Injuries reported 161 422
Deaths reported 11 29
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 23.2% 25.6%

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%

Dodge 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 1,410 28.5%
Brakes 577 11.6%
Airbags 430 8.7%
Steering 249 5.0%
Lights 200 4.0%
Body & Structure 199 4.0%