Dodge VAN vs Ford F-550 SD

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 VAN	Ford F-550 SD
Complaints on file	256	613
Model years covered	1976–2002	1997–2026
Worst model year	2000	1999
Best model year	1998	2005
Crashes reported	23	16
Fires reported	6	45
Injuries reported	16	21
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	18%	13.5%

Dodge VAN by year

1 12 1 6 8 4 9 16 25 41 26 20 48 19 20

76 77 79 89 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 9.8%

Suspension 22 8.6%

Tires 21 8.2%

Electrical System 20 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 19 7.4%

Airbags 18 7.0%

Brakes 18 7.0%

Body & Structure 17 6.6%

Ford F-550 SD by year

2 92 85 35 31 40 67 41 55 25 31 1 2 4 8 3 10 18 4 5 4 7 16 15 1 5 3 3

97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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

Fuel & Propulsion 185 30.2%

Engine & Cooling 107 17.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 64 10.4%

Tires 63 10.3%

Electrical System 36 5.9%

Brakes 31 5.1%

Wheels 26 4.2%

Suspension 20 3.3%