FaultScore

Subaru Baja vs Audi A8

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 Subaru Baja Audi A8
Complaints on file 146 362
Model years covered 2003–2006 1996–2021
Worst model year 2003 2015
Best model year 2004 2012
Crashes reported 13 11
Fires reported 3 8
Injuries reported 8 2
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 16.4% 5.8%

Subaru Baja 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 22 15.1%
Airbags 17 11.6%
Brakes 17 11.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 8.9%
Suspension 11 7.5%
Body & Structure 8 5.5%
Steering 7 4.8%

Audi A8 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 101 27.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 24 6.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 24 6.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 23 6.4%
Other & Unspecified 22 6.1%
Brakes 19 5.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 5.2%