Ford Bronco Sport vs Dodge Neon

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 Bronco Sport	Dodge Neon
Complaints on file	2,031	4,954
Model years covered	2021–2026	1993–2005
Worst model year	2022	1995
Best model year	2026	1994
Crashes reported	84	657
Fires reported	76	158
Injuries reported	52	422
Deaths reported	0	29
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	10.4%	25.6%

Ford Bronco Sport by year

1,048 529 226 171 47 10

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

Electrical System 355 17.5%

Engine & Cooling 329 16.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 300 14.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 298 14.7%

Brakes 200 9.8%

Other & Unspecified 193 9.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 83 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 2.6%

Dodge Neon by year

4 10 1,415 887 553 451 152 489 199 230 290 141 133

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,410 28.5%

Brakes 577 11.6%

Electrical System 488 9.9%

Airbags 430 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 349 7.0%

Steering 249 5.0%

Lights 200 4.0%

Body & Structure 199 4.0%