Cadillac XLR vs Ford Bronco II

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	Cadillac XLR	Ford Bronco II
Complaints on file	108	269
Model years covered	2004–2009	1982–1996
Worst model year	2004	—
Best model year	2005	—
Crashes reported	8	31
Fires reported	2	87
Injuries reported	0	35
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.3%	58.7%

Cadillac XLR by year

45 39 15 2 6 1

04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 27 25.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 13.9%

Electrical System 8 7.4%

Lights 8 7.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 6.5%

Brakes 6 5.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 5.6%

Stability & Traction Control 5 4.6%

Ford Bronco II by year

1 14 23 40 43 59 49 32 1 2 4 1

82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 96

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

What breaks

Electrical System 61 22.7%

Engine & Cooling 39 14.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 11.2%

Brakes 21 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 7.8%

Seat Belts 18 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.3%

Body & Structure 13 4.8%