Toyota Echo vs Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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	Toyota Echo	Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Complaints on file	262	642
Model years covered	2000–2005	1962–2003
Worst model year	2000	1995
Best model year	2005	2000
Crashes reported	91	34
Fires reported	11	11
Injuries reported	65	20
Deaths reported	2	5
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	64.5%	10.9%

Toyota Echo by year

117 63 45 23 1 13

00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Airbags 49 18.7%

Brakes 44 16.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 31 11.8%

Engine & Cooling 25 9.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 8.0%

Electrical System 17 6.5%

Equipment & Accessories 10 3.8%

Suspension 9 3.4%

Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck by year

4 2 2 2 5 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 4 4 27 19 18 14 15 15 53 80 81 53 37 39 23 32 45 48

62 72 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 120 18.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 9.8%

Tires 56 8.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 48 7.5%

Electrical System 43 6.7%

Steering 42 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 41 6.4%