Can-Am Spyder RT 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 Can-Am Spyder RT Ford F150
Complaints on file 402 988
Model years covered 2008–2026 1966–1990
Worst model year 2013 —
Best model year 2018 —
Crashes reported 2 22
Fires reported 24 216
Injuries reported 39 23
Deaths reported 1 3
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 16.4% 26.7%

Can-Am Spyder RT by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 107 26.6%
Engine & Cooling 93 23.1%
Brakes 33 8.2%
Steering 22 5.5%
Lights 14 3.5%

Ford F150 by year

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%
Brakes 68 6.9%
Tires 55 5.6%
Steering 30 3.0%