FaultScore

Ford Aspire vs Infiniti QX56

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 Aspire Infiniti QX56
Complaints on file 289 706
Model years covered 1987–1997 2004–2013
Worst model year 1994 2004
Best model year 1996 2009
Crashes reported 60 23
Fires reported 8 4
Injuries reported 39 10
Deaths reported 3 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 38.1% 5.2%

Ford Aspire by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 60 20.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 20 6.9%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 6.6%
Brakes 18 6.2%
Steering 14 4.8%

Infiniti QX56 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 201 28.5%
Engine & Cooling 113 16.0%
Suspension 43 6.1%
Airbags 36 5.1%