FaultScore

Worst years for a Plymouth Acclaim

Owners have filed 538 complaints about the Plymouth Acclaim with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 1996. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Plymouth Acclaim

78 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

1995 Plymouth Acclaim

35 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Plymouth Acclaim year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1996 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1995 C 35 2 4 Suspension
1994 D 78 12 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 D 102 14 4 100,000 Engine & Cooling
1992 84 15 5 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 120 17 5 Airbags
1990 70 12 10 Engine & Cooling
1989 47 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1988 1 0 0 Steering

What breaks on a Plymouth Acclaim

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 86 16.0%

Worst in 1993

Worst in 1993

Suspension 65 12.1%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 62 11.5%

Worst in 1991

Worst in 1993

Seat Belts 32 5.9%

Worst in 1994

Worst in 1991

Brakes 22 4.1%

Worst in 1993

Steering 19 3.5%

Worst in 1993

Lights 17 3.2%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 3.2%

Worst in 1992

Body & Structure 15 2.8%

Worst in 1991

Fuel & Propulsion 15 2.8%

Worst in 1992

Seats 15 2.8%

Worst in 1990

Exactly what failed on a Plymouth Acclaim

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Frontal 49 19.0%
Rear 43 16.7%
Engine 38 14.7%
Automatic Transmission 32 12.4%
Gasoline 25 9.7%
Axle Assembly 20 7.8%
Ignition 17 6.6%
Headlights 15 5.8%
Recliner 10 3.9%
Anchorage 9 3.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Plymouth Acclaim, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 15 Oct 2023

Plymouth Acclaim problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Plymouth Acclaim

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.