FaultScore

Audi Allroad vs Ford 500

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 Audi Allroad Ford 500
Complaints on file 122 303
Model years covered 1998–2018 2005–2007
Worst model year 2004 2005
Best model year 2003 2007
Crashes reported 9 13
Fires reported 11 12
Injuries reported 5 12
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 20.5% 12.2%

Audi Allroad by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 15 12.3%
Steering 12 9.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 12 9.8%
Engine & Cooling 11 9.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 9.0%
Suspension 11 9.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 7.4%
Body & Structure 8 6.6%

Ford 500 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 57 18.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 20 6.6%
Other & Unspecified 13 4.3%
Lights 11 3.6%
Body & Structure 10 3.3%