FaultScore

Volkswagen Rabbit vs Nissan Juke

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 Nissan Juke
Complaints on file 267 659
Model years covered 1980–2009 2011–2017
Worst model year 2009 2014
Best model year 2006 2016
Crashes reported 19 34
Fires reported 20 20
Injuries reported 10 21
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 18.7% 11.4%

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%

Nissan Juke 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 188 28.5%
Airbags 26 3.9%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 2.9%