Dodge Durango vs Ford F-150

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	Dodge Durango	Ford F-150
Complaints on file	19,338	47,801
Model years covered	1997–2026	1984–2026
Worst model year	2000	1997
Best model year	2025	1993
Crashes reported	941	2,179
Fires reported	512	2,300
Injuries reported	615	1,424
Deaths reported	16	56
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	10.8%	12.5%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,420 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,185 919 905 1,030 667 222 305 330 207 71 261 86 46 26 12 19

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 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

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,760 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,077 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,365 7.1%

Lights 1,118 5.8%

Brakes 1,024 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%

Ford F-150 by year

2 2 19 25 357 553 753 908 788 383 3,285 1,624 1,323 1,274 1,451 965 527 2,431 1,364 742 625 455 400 1,136 2,977 2,441 3,950 1,932 2,208 2,565 1,797 2,836 1,693 896 1,304 805 577 253 167 8

84 87 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 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 9,023 18.9%

Engine & Cooling 7,236 15.1%

Brakes 4,074 8.5%

Electrical System 3,902 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 3,407 7.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3,220 6.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2,832 5.9%

Other & Unspecified 2,425 5.1%