Porsche 911 vs Chevrolet K1500

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	Porsche 911	Chevrolet K1500
Complaints on file	182	452
Model years covered	1983–2024	1988–1996
Worst model year	1995	1995
Best model year	2002	1993
Crashes reported	7	29
Fires reported	10	7
Injuries reported	8	11
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	13.7%	10.4%

Porsche 911 by year

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 15 9 3 4 12 7 8 10 12 10 4 8 7 5 13 2 3 1 2 5 5 13 5 8

83 84 87 88 90 91 92 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 50 27.5%

Electrical System 27 14.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.5%

Airbags 10 5.5%

Lights 10 5.5%

Other & Unspecified 10 5.5%

Body & Structure 9 4.9%

Chevrolet K1500 by year

11 12 8 1 18 23 136 135 108

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 127 28.1%

Brakes 73 16.2%

Seats 64 14.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 26 5.8%

Tires 26 5.8%

Engine & Cooling 21 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 3.3%

Electrical System 14 3.1%