Plymouth Colt problems

Owners have filed 157 complaints about the Plymouth Colt with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 1993. More of them are about the seat belts than anything else.

Every Plymouth Colt 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.

9 6 18 13 10 8 15 78

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93

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
1993	—	78	0	0	—	Seat Belts
1992	—	15	0	0	—	Seat Belts
1991	—	8	1	0	—	Seat Belts
1990	—	10	0	0	—	Seat Belts
1989	—	13	0	1	—	Seat Belts
1988	—	18	1	1	—	Seat Belts
1987	—	6	1	0	—	Seat Belts
1986	—	9	0	0	—	Seat Belts

What breaks on a Plymouth Colt

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

Seat Belts 120 76.4%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 5.1%

Worst in 1993

Electrical System 7 4.5%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 6 3.8%

Worst in 1989

Lights 3 1.9%

Worst in 1992

Seats 3 1.9%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 2 1.3%

Worst in 1992

Fuel & Propulsion 2 1.3%

Worst in 1988

Airbags 1 0.6%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 1 0.6%

Worst in 1987

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 0.6%

Worst in 1988

Tires 1 0.6%

Worst in 1991

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 0.6%

Worst in 1988

Equipment & Accessories 1 0.6%

Worst in 1988

Exactly what failed on a Plymouth Colt

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

Buckle Assembly 25 39.1%

Retractor 15 23.4%

Anchorage 9 14.1%

Engine 3 4.7%

Automatic Transmission 3 4.7%

Front 2 3.1%

Switch 2 3.1%

Gasoline 2 3.1%

Webbing 2 3.1%

Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift 1 1.6%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 9 Jan 2020

Compare the Plymouth Colt

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

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