Volvo 240 vs Dodge Dodge Truck

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	Volvo 240	Dodge Dodge Truck
Complaints on file	186	454
Model years covered	1976–1994	1973–2003
Worst model year	—	2003
Best model year	—	1995
Crashes reported	37	28
Fires reported	8	14
Injuries reported	18	21
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	33.9%	13.9%

Volvo 240 by year

1 1 2 9 5 8 29 8 12 19 26 19 29 16 2

76 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

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

What breaks

Electrical System 32 17.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 11.8%

Brakes 19 10.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.7%

Airbags 17 9.1%

Tires 15 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 12 6.5%

Lights 9 4.8%

Dodge Dodge Truck by year

1 2 3 1 1 3 5 4 2 14 20 18 7 32 26 49 29 42 70 26 48 25 26

73 76 80 81 84 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Suspension 62 13.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 11.7%

Brakes 47 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 42 9.3%

Steering 37 8.1%

Body & Structure 30 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 6.6%

Electrical System 24 5.3%