FaultScore

Chevrolet Traverse vs Ford Windstar

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 Traverse Ford Windstar
Complaints on file 7,917 19,460
Model years covered 2009–2026 1985–2005
Worst model year 2011 1995
Best model year 2026 2004
Crashes reported 260 712
Fires reported 54 561
Injuries reported 174 457
Deaths reported 3 12
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 6.2% 9%

Chevrolet Traverse by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,204 15.2%
Airbags 1,052 13.3%
Steering 954 12.1%
Electrical System 830 10.5%
Brakes 398 5.0%

Ford Windstar by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 3,678 18.9%
Engine & Cooling 3,104 16.0%
Suspension 2,092 10.8%
Electrical System 1,630 8.4%
Body & Structure 1,278 6.6%
Steering 742 3.8%