Toyota Matrix vs Plymouth Grand Voyager

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 Matrix	Plymouth Grand Voyager
Complaints on file	1,422	3,388
Model years covered	2002–2012	1984–2002
Worst model year	2009	1996
Best model year	2011	1999
Crashes reported	170	142
Fires reported	14	134
Injuries reported	86	107
Deaths reported	2	7
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	19.1%	11.5%

Toyota Matrix by year

2 314 175 260 212 109 56 224 55 10 5

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Airbags 409 28.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 181 12.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 145 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 136 9.6%

Electrical System 99 7.0%

Brakes 73 5.1%

Tires 70 4.9%

Steering 55 3.9%

Plymouth Grand Voyager by year

2 1 1 2 10 23 60 199 300 342 247 92 922 366 378 289 144 6 4

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 492 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 385 11.4%

Brakes 363 10.7%

Electrical System 319 9.4%

Airbags 309 9.1%

Body & Structure 229 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 219 6.5%

Seat Belts 180 5.3%