Chevrolet Avalanche vs Ford F-250

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	Chevrolet Avalanche	Ford F-250
Complaints on file	2,473	5,731
Model years covered	2000–2013	1979–2014
Worst model year	2002	1999
Best model year	2006	1998
Crashes reported	110	277
Fires reported	21	246
Injuries reported	79	149
Deaths reported	4	14
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	12%

Chevrolet Avalanche by year

2 2 562 238 202 85 14 493 323 96 147 161 43 105

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 593 24.0%

Brakes 373 15.1%

Other & Unspecified 312 12.6%

Body & Structure 275 11.1%

Electrical System 209 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 136 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 108 4.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 65 2.6%

Ford F-250 by year

1 14 5 145 149 183 156 238 212 348 76 702 417 269 189 151 201 207 332 84 255 92 109 384 423 153 236

79 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

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

What breaks

Steering 846 14.8%

Suspension 808 14.1%

Engine & Cooling 741 12.9%

Brakes 549 9.6%

Tires 516 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 427 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 425 7.4%

Electrical System 315 5.5%