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Toyota Camry vs Chevrolet Cobalt

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 Toyota Camry 8M vs 2.60M vehicles
  • Higher confirmed U.S. death toll Chevrolet Cobalt - vs 124 deaths
  • Active Do Not Drive order even neither vehicle
  • Recall still ongoing even both closed
Recall - remedy available

Toyota Camry

Toyota·MY 2004-2010·Sedan
No confirmed deaths Status: closed
Recall campaign
Toyota unintended acceleration
Component
Vehicle speed control
Recalled
2009-2010
Units affected
8M about 8M vehicles
U.S. deaths
not asserted - Dozens of crashes were alleged; a 2011 NHTSA-NASA study found no electronic cause.
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
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
Both records, in numbers
Field Toyota Camry Chevrolet Cobalt
Recall campaign Toyota unintended acceleration GM ignition switch
Component Vehicle speed control Electrical / ignition switch
Model years 2004-2010 2005-2007
Units affected about 8M vehicles 2.6M vehicles
U.S. deaths - 124
Do Not Drive No No
Recalled 2009-2010 2014

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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.