Volkswagen Corrado vs Honda Prelude

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 Corrado	Honda Prelude
Complaints on file	186	463
Model years covered	1990–1995	1981–2001
Worst model year	—	1997
Best model year	—	2000
Crashes reported	2	52
Fires reported	10	15
Injuries reported	12	29
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	12.9%	21.2%

Volkswagen Corrado by year

48 9 72 52 4 1

90 91 92 93 94 95

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 69 37.1%

Engine & Cooling 52 28.0%

Electrical System 17 9.1%

Seat Belts 10 5.4%

Brakes 7 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 6 3.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 2.7%

Body & Structure 5 2.7%

Honda Prelude by year

3 1 5 11 12 17 40 34 4 18 26 14 12 9 4 88 86 40 14 25

81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 22.9%

Engine & Cooling 53 11.4%

Electrical System 49 10.6%

Seat Belts 35 7.6%

Steering 33 7.1%

Airbags 26 5.6%

Suspension 25 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 5.4%