Eagle Vision vs Ford Tempo

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	Eagle Vision	Ford Tempo
Complaints on file	681	1,649
Model years covered	1992–2003	1981–2000
Worst model year	1994	—
Best model year	1996	—
Crashes reported	35	110
Fires reported	13	191
Injuries reported	31	86
Deaths reported	1	5
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	23.8%

Eagle Vision by year

1 221 195 166 53 42 1 2

92 93 94 95 96 97 00 03

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 115 16.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 107 15.7%

Steering 72 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 62 9.1%

Brakes 53 7.8%

Suspension 44 6.5%

Electrical System 43 6.3%

Equipment & Accessories 33 4.8%

Ford Tempo by year

2 19 40 42 79 176 168 174 143 264 316 212 6 2 3 1 1 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 369 22.4%

Engine & Cooling 326 19.8%

Seat Belts 232 14.1%

Brakes 153 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 87 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 71 4.3%

Steering 66 4.0%