Chevrolet Equinox vs Ford Fusion

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 Equinox	Ford Fusion
Complaints on file	12,765	28,788
Model years covered	2005–2026	2006–2020
Worst model year	2005	2010
Best model year	2009	2018
Crashes reported	591	1,138
Fires reported	141	255
Injuries reported	369	563
Deaths reported	7	14
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	6.8%

Chevrolet Equinox by year

950 950 950 535 151 1,118 1,140 945 991 699 845 493 371 592 421 494 131 232 143 132 359 123

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,188 25.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,566 12.3%

Electrical System 1,232 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,092 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,064 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 788 6.2%

Brakes 763 6.0%

Airbags 635 5.0%

Ford Fusion by year

920 1,277 1,533 1,169 7,026 3,656 3,058 2,375 1,766 1,281 2,085 1,392 578 410 262

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Steering 5,788 20.1%

Engine & Cooling 4,053 14.1%

Airbags 3,537 12.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3,145 10.9%

Brakes 2,724 9.5%

Electrical System 1,660 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,542 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,416 4.9%