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Chevrolet Cobalt vs Honda Accord / Civic

Two curated safety records, lined up. Bar lengths share one scale, so they read across the gutter. Every recall figure below is a documented public record; NCAP and complaint fields name the live NHTSA source they join from.

Head to head
  • Larger recall Honda Accord / Civic 2.60M vs 42M vehicles
  • Higher confirmed U.S. death toll Chevrolet Cobalt 124 vs 28 deaths
  • Active Do Not Drive order Honda Accord / Civic one vehicle only
  • Recall still ongoing Honda Accord / Civic one vehicle only
Defect tied to confirmed deaths

Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet (GM)·MY 2005-2007·Compact
124 U.S. deaths Status: closed
Recall campaign
GM ignition switch
Component
Electrical / ignition switch
Recalled
2014
Units affected
2.60M 2.6M vehicles
U.S. deaths
124 U.S. deaths and 275 injuries per the GM victim-compensation fund.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Active Do Not Drive order

Honda Accord / Civic

Honda / Acura·MY 2001-2003·Sedan
Do Not Drive
28 U.S. deaths Status: ongoing
Recall campaign
Takata airbag inflators
Component
Air bags
Recalled
2014-2020, ongoing
Units affected
42M 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators
U.S. deaths
28 U.S. deaths (about 35 worldwide) as of 2024; 400+ injured.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Both records, in numbers
Field Chevrolet Cobalt Honda Accord / Civic
Recall campaign GM ignition switch Takata airbag inflators
Component Electrical / ignition switch Air bags
Model years 2005-2007 2001-2003
Units affected 2.6M vehicles 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators
U.S. deaths 124 28
Do Not Drive No Yes
Recalled 2014 2014-2020, ongoing

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Both cases are documented public records from the v1 curated snapshot; see the Methodology for what is verified versus illustrative. Check any specific VIN free at nhtsa.gov/recalls.