FaultScore

Volkswagen E-Golf vs GMC Denali

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 E-Golf GMC Denali
Complaints on file 88 219
Model years covered 2015–2019 1999–2015
Worst model year 2002
Best model year 2012
Crashes reported 0 15
Fires reported 2 2
Injuries reported 2 7
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 4.5% 11%

Volkswagen E-Golf by year

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 14 15.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 12 13.6%
Engine & Cooling 11 12.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 8.0%
Steering 3 3.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 3.4%
Brakes 2 2.3%

GMC Denali by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 33 15.1%
Airbags 23 10.5%
Electrical System 21 9.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 20 9.1%
Engine & Cooling 19 8.7%
Steering 14 6.4%
Lights 11 5.0%