Subaru Tribeca vs Honda Accord Crosstour

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 Tribeca Honda Accord Crosstour
Complaints on file 52 127
Model years covered 2006–2013 2010–2013
Worst model year — 2010
Best model year — 2013
Crashes reported 4 9
Fires reported 3 2
Injuries reported 3 5
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 19.2% 12.6%

Subaru Tribeca by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 15 28.8%
Brakes 5 9.6%
Body & Structure 5 9.6%
Engine & Cooling 4 7.7%
Electrical System 4 7.7%
Lights 4 7.7%
Doors, Latches & Locks 3 5.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.8%

Honda Accord Crosstour 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 34 26.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 21 16.5%
Steering 11 8.7%
Airbags 10 7.9%
Brakes 9 7.1%
Electrical System 7 5.5%
Other & Unspecified 7 5.5%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 4.7%