Subaru XV Crosstrek vs Chevrolet Caprice

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 XV Crosstrek	Chevrolet Caprice
Complaints on file	368	912
Model years covered	2013–2017	1977–2014
Worst model year	2014	1994
Best model year	2013	2014
Crashes reported	33	100
Fires reported	6	37
Injuries reported	12	58
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	13.9%	21.7%

Subaru XV Crosstrek by year

140 114 102 6 6

13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 62 16.8%

Other & Unspecified 54 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 52 14.1%

Electrical System 51 13.9%

Brakes 24 6.5%

Airbags 20 5.4%

Steering 19 5.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 4.6%

Chevrolet Caprice by year

2 6 8 8 8 41 20 16 19 6 170 133 63 185 111 87 3 1 2 9 14

77 79 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 03 11 13 14

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

What breaks

Brakes 151 16.6%

Electrical System 120 13.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 70 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 66 7.2%

Suspension 64 7.0%

Steering 55 6.0%

Seat Belts 53 5.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 44 4.8%