Workhorse W22 vs Chevrolet Caprice

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	Workhorse W22	Chevrolet Caprice
Complaints on file	370	912
Model years covered	2000–2009	1977–2014
Worst model year	2003	1994
Best model year	2001	2014
Crashes reported	2	100
Fires reported	23	37
Injuries reported	0	58
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	6.8%	21.7%

Workhorse W22 by year

1 14 76 130 107 22 8 6 4 2

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Brakes 318 85.9%

Engine & Cooling 11 3.0%

Electrical System 9 2.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 6 1.6%

Suspension 5 1.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 0.8%

Lights 3 0.8%

Chevrolet Caprice by year

2 6 8 8 8 41 20 16 19 6 170 133 63 185 111 87 3 1 2 9 14

77 79 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 03 11 13 14

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

What breaks

Brakes 151 16.6%

Electrical System 120 13.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 70 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 66 7.2%

Suspension 64 7.0%

Steering 55 6.0%

Seat Belts 53 5.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 44 4.8%