Ford Bronco 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	Dodge Neon
Complaints on file	2,189	4,954
Model years covered	1967–2026	1993–2005
Worst model year	2022	1995
Best model year	1993	1994
Crashes reported	107	657
Fires reported	200	158
Injuries reported	58	422
Deaths reported	22	29
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	25.6%

Ford Bronco by year

2 1 1 2 2 1 4 11 24 43 61 68 118 77 37 56 45 114 131 109 1 2 5 303 508 266 111 77 9

67 69 77 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 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 309 14.1%

Brakes 279 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 237 10.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 225 10.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 156 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 140 6.4%

Other & Unspecified 128 5.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 125 5.7%

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%