Toyota T100 vs Chevrolet C1500

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 T100	Chevrolet C1500
Complaints on file	390	969
Model years covered	1992–1998	1988–1996
Worst model year	1995	1996
Best model year	1998	1994
Crashes reported	11	41
Fires reported	2	25
Injuries reported	17	26
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	7.7%	9.5%

Toyota T100 by year

2 23 22 90 130 90 33

92 93 94 95 96 97 98

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 21.5%

Body & Structure 70 17.9%

Steering 35 9.0%

Suspension 33 8.5%

Seat Belts 32 8.2%

Airbags 22 5.6%

Engine & Cooling 21 5.4%

Brakes 21 5.4%

Chevrolet C1500 by year

37 39 25 43 48 84 177 238 278

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 293 30.2%

Brakes 185 19.1%

Seats 94 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 69 7.1%

Engine & Cooling 53 5.5%

Seat Belts 36 3.7%

Electrical System 34 3.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 3.1%