Ford Aerostar vs Tesla Model 3

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	Ford Aerostar	Tesla Model 3
Complaints on file	3,109	7,665
Model years covered	1986–2000	2017–2026
Worst model year	1993	2018
Best model year	1999	2017
Crashes reported	268	875
Fires reported	516	43
Injuries reported	180	337
Deaths reported	11	25
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm	31.4%	16.7%

Ford Aerostar by year

72 140 230 328 254 282 439 541 384 204 124 83 4 13 11

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 685 22.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 433 13.9%

Brakes 351 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 233 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 214 6.9%

Airbags 141 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 138 4.4%

Seat Belts 136 4.4%

Tesla Model 3 by year

56 1,710 1,061 771 1,235 1,506 739 338 211 38

17 18 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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2,943 38.4%

Other & Unspecified 691 9.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 632 8.2%

Brakes 570 7.4%

Electrical System 559 7.3%

Steering 390 5.1%

Suspension 368 4.8%

Airbags 316 4.1%