Volkswagen Eurovan vs Eagle Vision

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 Eurovan	Eagle Vision
Complaints on file	282	681
Model years covered	1992–2004	1992–2003
Worst model year	1993	1994
Best model year	1997	1996
Crashes reported	9	35
Fires reported	28	13
Injuries reported	9	31
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	16.3%	11.7%

Volkswagen Eurovan by year

1 101 6 22 2 22 32 29 45 21 1

92 93 95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 57 20.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 55 19.5%

Electrical System 32 11.3%

Equipment & Accessories 15 5.3%

Brakes 14 5.0%

Seat Belts 14 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 4.6%

Seats 13 4.6%

Eagle Vision by year

1 221 195 166 53 42 1 2

92 93 94 95 96 97 00 03

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 115 16.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 107 15.7%

Steering 72 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 62 9.1%

Brakes 53 7.8%

Suspension 44 6.5%

Electrical System 43 6.3%

Equipment & Accessories 33 4.8%