FaultScore

Dodge Shadow vs Ford Probe

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 Shadow Ford Probe
Complaints on file 598 1,483
Model years covered 1986–1999 1984–1999
Worst model year 1993
Best model year 1996
Crashes reported 99 99
Fires reported 33 49
Injuries reported 71 70
Deaths reported 2 3
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Seat Belts
Share of complaints involving harm 34.3% 14.9%

Dodge Shadow 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 72 12.0%
Seats 68 11.4%
Airbags 67 11.2%
Brakes 33 5.5%
Seat Belts 33 5.5%

Ford Probe by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 553 37.3%
Brakes 165 11.1%
Engine & Cooling 145 9.8%
Airbags 54 3.6%
Steering 50 3.4%