FaultScore

Fleetwood American Tradition vs Ford Grand Marquis

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 Fleetwood American Tradition Ford Grand Marquis
Complaints on file 37 92
Model years covered 1996–2008 1989–2001
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 0 4
Fires reported 0 7
Injuries reported 0 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Suspension Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 0% 13%

Fleetwood American Tradition by year

96 97 98 99 00 04 05 07 08
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Suspension 8 21.6%
Tires 7 18.9%
Electrical System 6 16.2%
Equipment & Accessories 5 13.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 5.4%
Other & Unspecified 2 5.4%
Engine & Cooling 1 2.7%

Ford Grand Marquis 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 19 20.7%
Electrical System 14 15.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 8.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 8.7%
Body & Structure 7 7.6%
Airbags 6 6.5%
Steering 5 5.4%
Brakes 4 4.3%