FaultScore

Western Alpine Coach vs Dodge B250

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 Western Alpine Coach Dodge B250
Complaints on file 54 134
Model years covered 1998–2006 1981–1998
Worst model year 2005 1994
Best model year 2004 1995
Crashes reported 2 5
Fires reported 0 2
Injuries reported 2 2
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Steering Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 7.4% 6.7%

Western Alpine Coach by year

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

What breaks

Steering 30 55.6%
Brakes 9 16.7%
Body & Structure 5 9.3%
Equipment & Accessories 4 7.4%
Electrical System 2 3.7%
Suspension 1 1.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.9%
Lights 1 1.9%

Dodge B250 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 19 14.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 10.4%
Electrical System 14 10.4%
Body & Structure 14 10.4%
Tires 11 8.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.5%
Engine & Cooling 9 6.7%
Steering 8 6.0%