Volkswagen Atlas vs Chevrolet S10

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	Volkswagen Atlas	Chevrolet S10
Complaints on file	3,037	7,338
Model years covered	2018–2026	1981–2018
Worst model year	2018	1995
Best model year	2026	2004
Crashes reported	71	923
Fires reported	9	135
Injuries reported	70	494
Deaths reported	0	16
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	4.9%	21.4%

Volkswagen Atlas by year

671 711 51 762 289 194 265 79 15

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 479 15.8%

Engine & Cooling 376 12.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 375 12.3%

Airbags 374 12.3%

Brakes 360 11.9%

Other & Unspecified 303 10.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 151 5.0%

Lights 120 4.0%

Chevrolet S10 by year

1 2 7 9 15 32 44 43 55 34 253 221 276 1,225 1,151 875 574 742 298 559 405 249 230 30 1 1 1 5

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 06 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 2,126 29.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 973 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 541 7.4%

Body & Structure 465 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 448 6.1%

Airbags 386 5.3%

Electrical System 345 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 343 4.7%