FaultScore

Fiat 124 Spider vs Ford C-Max Energi

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 Fiat 124 Spider Ford C-Max Energi
Complaints on file 73 181
Model years covered 2017–2020 2013–2017
Worst model year 2013
Best model year 2017
Crashes reported 1 17
Fires reported 1 5
Injuries reported 0 6
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 2.7% 15.5%

Fiat 124 Spider by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 30 41.1%
Electrical System 8 11.0%
Seat Belts 8 11.0%
Engine & Cooling 7 9.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 9.6%
Other & Unspecified 6 8.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 4.1%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 2.7%

Ford C-Max Energi by year

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.9%
Steering 18 9.9%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 13 7.2%
Body & Structure 12 6.6%
Other & Unspecified 12 6.6%
Engine & Cooling 10 5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 5.5%