Toyota Prius V vs Mazda CX-7

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 Prius V	Mazda CX-7
Complaints on file	652	1,546
Model years covered	2011–2018	2007–2013
Worst model year	2012	2007
Best model year	2017	2009
Crashes reported	67	40
Fires reported	16	64
Injuries reported	33	32
Deaths reported	6	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	18.7%	8.8%

Toyota Prius V by year

1 290 165 123 32 24 14 3

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Brakes 260 39.9%

Engine & Cooling 71 10.9%

Electrical System 61 9.4%

Other & Unspecified 44 6.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 37 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 3.4%

Airbags 20 3.1%

Mazda CX-7 by year

716 265 85 215 204 59 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 459 29.7%

Airbags 272 17.6%

Suspension 235 15.2%

Lights 97 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 5.4%

Electrical System 67 4.3%

Steering 62 4.0%

Other & Unspecified 44 2.8%