Ford Bronco vs Tesla Model S

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	Tesla Model S
Complaints on file	2,189	5,291
Model years covered	1967–2026	2012–2026
Worst model year	2022	2016
Best model year	1993	2024
Crashes reported	107	660
Fires reported	200	94
Injuries reported	58	207
Deaths reported	22	35
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	18.8%

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%

Tesla Model S by year

89 677 546 1,057 1,029 674 288 73 123 279 199 166 78 7 6

12 13 14 15 16 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

Electrical System 1,001 18.9%

Other & Unspecified 864 16.3%

Suspension 731 13.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 673 12.7%

Steering 345 6.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 273 5.2%

Brakes 209 4.0%

Lights 195 3.7%