FaultScore

Volvo V50 vs Honda VTX1800

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 V50 Honda VTX1800
Complaints on file 60 149
Model years covered 2005–2011 2002–2008
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 0 3
Fires reported 2 0
Injuries reported 1 2
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 5% 4%

Volvo V50 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 10 16.7%
Engine & Cooling 9 15.0%
Electrical System 7 11.7%
Other & Unspecified 7 11.7%
Suspension 5 8.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 5.0%
Steering 3 5.0%
Brakes 3 5.0%

Honda VTX1800 by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 36 24.2%
Wheels 21 14.1%
Engine & Cooling 15 10.1%
Body & Structure 11 7.4%
Tires 7 4.7%
Steering 4 2.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.0%