Audi TT vs Ford F150

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 TT	Ford F150
Complaints on file	418	988
Model years covered	2000–2016	1966–1990
Worst model year	2001	—
Best model year	2003	—
Crashes reported	12	22
Fires reported	11	216
Injuries reported	4	23
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	6.5%	26.7%

Audi TT by year

94 154 53 19 33 17 4 1 17 15 4 2 5

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 16

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

What breaks

Electrical System 144 34.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 45 10.8%

Airbags 26 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Tires 21 5.0%

Brakes 14 3.3%

Suspension 14 3.3%

Ford F150 by year

1 1 1 3 13 2 3 2 5 12 14 45 78 107 170 241 290

66 68 75 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 305 30.9%

Electrical System 244 24.7%

Engine & Cooling 83 8.4%

Brakes 68 6.9%

Tires 55 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 3.8%

Body & Structure 37 3.7%

Steering 30 3.0%