FaultScore

Acura ZDX vs Ford Aspire

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 Acura ZDX Ford Aspire
Complaints on file 117 289
Model years covered 2010–2024 1987–1997
Worst model year 1994
Best model year 1996
Crashes reported 13 60
Fires reported 0 8
Injuries reported 7 39
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 17.1% 38.1%

Acura ZDX by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 21 17.9%
Other & Unspecified 13 11.1%
Electrical System 12 10.3%
Airbags 8 6.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 3.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 3.4%
Engine & Cooling 3 2.6%

Ford Aspire by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 60 20.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 20 6.9%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 6.6%
Brakes 18 6.2%
Steering 14 4.8%