FaultScore

Dodge Spirit 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 Spirit Ford Probe
Complaints on file 603 1,483
Model years covered 1989–2002 1984–1999
Worst model year 1994 1993
Best model year 1995 1996
Crashes reported 44 99
Fires reported 38 49
Injuries reported 38 70
Deaths reported 3 3
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Seat Belts
Share of complaints involving harm 20.4% 14.9%

Dodge Spirit by year

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

What breaks

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%