FaultScore

Toyota Toyota Truck vs Buick Riviera

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 Toyota Truck Buick Riviera
Complaints on file 176 439
Model years covered 1982–2003 1969–1999
Worst model year 1993 1995
Best model year 1995 1996
Crashes reported 18 30
Fires reported 4 23
Injuries reported 9 18
Deaths reported 1 5
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 18.2% 17.3%

Toyota Toyota Truck by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 26 14.8%
Body & Structure 26 14.8%
Brakes 20 11.4%
Tires 20 11.4%
Seat Belts 16 9.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 8.0%
Steering 12 6.8%
Suspension 7 4.0%

Buick Riviera by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 66 15.0%
Brakes 60 13.7%
Steering 42 9.6%
Seat Belts 38 8.7%
Airbags 22 5.0%