FaultScore

Volkswagen Rabbit vs Mitsubishi Diamante

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 Rabbit Mitsubishi Diamante
Complaints on file 267 657
Model years covered 1980–2009 1992–2004
Worst model year 2009 2002
Best model year 2006 1999
Crashes reported 19 38
Fires reported 20 3
Injuries reported 10 38
Deaths reported 1 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm 18.7% 12.2%

Volkswagen Rabbit by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 60 22.5%
Engine & Cooling 19 7.1%
Airbags 18 6.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 18 6.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.4%
Steering 17 6.4%

Mitsubishi Diamante 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 106 16.1%
Brakes 70 10.7%
Airbags 31 4.7%
Suspension 19 2.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 19 2.9%