FaultScore

Toyota T100 vs Volkswagen Touareg

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 Volkswagen Touareg
Complaints on file 390 945
Model years covered 1992–1998 2004–2017
Worst model year 1995 2004
Best model year 1998 2009
Crashes reported 11 22
Fires reported 2 30
Injuries reported 17 30
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 7.7% 8.7%

Toyota T100 by year

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

What breaks

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%

Volkswagen Touareg by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 152 16.1%
Engine & Cooling 134 14.2%
Electrical System 102 10.8%
Tires 54 5.7%
Airbags 53 5.6%
Steering 46 4.9%