Pontiac Sunfire vs Chrysler Sebring

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	Pontiac Sunfire	Chrysler Sebring
Complaints on file	1,641	4,094
Model years covered	1985–2005	1995–2011
Worst model year	1996	1996
Best model year	2005	2003
Crashes reported	153	416
Fires reported	61	123
Injuries reported	102	239
Deaths reported	7	9
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	19.7%	19.2%

Pontiac Sunfire by year

2 1 2 154 320 257 149 128 169 83 128 113 41 94

85 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 339 20.7%

Engine & Cooling 259 15.8%

Brakes 172 10.5%

Airbags 125 7.6%

Steering 115 7.0%

Lights 109 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 4.3%

Chrysler Sebring by year

229 481 295 357 231 141 322 261 53 304 107 181 534 388 64 140 6

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 536 13.1%

Electrical System 511 12.5%

Airbags 389 9.5%

Suspension 364 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 360 8.8%

Brakes 343 8.4%

Body & Structure 254 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 215 5.3%