Tesla Model 3 vs Dodge Grand Caravan

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	Tesla Model 3	Dodge Grand Caravan
Complaints on file	7,584	18,883
Model years covered	2017–2026	1985–2020
Worst model year	2018	2008
Best model year	2017	1995
Crashes reported	859	575
Fires reported	40	426
Injuries reported	331	474
Deaths reported	25	15
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	16.5%	7.9%

Tesla Model 3 by year

56 1,693 1,050 767 1,225 1,497 726 330 209 31

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2,922 38.5%

Other & Unspecified 681 9.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 629 8.3%

Brakes 564 7.4%

Electrical System 555 7.3%

Steering 387 5.1%

Suspension 359 4.7%

Airbags 310 4.1%

Dodge Grand Caravan by year

1 2 12 30 69 150 319 391 248 118 1,860 857 761 599 558 362 417 289 144 1,341 378 273 1,965 798 1,310 821 816 656 480 352 1,264 546 356 313 27

85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Electrical System 4,420 23.4%

Engine & Cooling 1,938 10.3%

Airbags 1,705 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,670 8.8%

Brakes 1,353 7.2%

Body & Structure 1,058 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 974 5.2%

Other & Unspecified 952 5.0%