Dodge Neon vs Ford Expedition

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 Neon	Ford Expedition
Complaints on file	4,954	12,004
Model years covered	1993–2005	1991–2026
Worst model year	1995	2003
Best model year	1994	2026
Crashes reported	657	740
Fires reported	158	848
Injuries reported	422	610
Deaths reported	29	33
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	25.6%	18.6%

Dodge Neon by year

4 10 1,415 887 553 451 152 489 199 230 290 141 133

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,410 28.5%

Brakes 577 11.6%

Electrical System 488 9.9%

Airbags 430 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 349 7.0%

Steering 249 5.0%

Lights 200 4.0%

Body & Structure 199 4.0%

Ford Expedition by year

1 1 4 1 3 1,065 1,022 1,137 1,136 742 415 800 381 452 395 267 179 42 74 92 167 116 97 229 280 480 482 640 547 302 173 93 113 58 18

91 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

Engine & Cooling 2,044 17.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,584 13.2%

Electrical System 1,414 11.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 838 7.0%

Brakes 770 6.4%

Tires 690 5.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 635 5.3%

Suspension 561 4.7%