Ford Contour vs Toyota Tacoma

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 Contour	Toyota Tacoma
Complaints on file	4,570	10,741
Model years covered	1993–2001	1995–2026
Worst model year	1995	2007
Best model year	1994	2026
Crashes reported	211	927
Fires reported	167	133
Injuries reported	174	444
Deaths reported	6	23
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	14.2%

Ford Contour by year

5 13 1,323 858 314 1,189 616 248 4

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 704 15.4%

Electrical System 646 14.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 435 9.5%

Brakes 366 8.0%

Suspension 305 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 284 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 232 5.1%

Body & Structure 231 5.1%

Toyota Tacoma by year

214 321 148 358 303 274 504 443 479 545 871 977 676 558 613 347 231 406 169 134 143 417 319 281 304 126 116 79 73 191 110 11

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 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

Body & Structure 2,215 20.6%

Suspension 1,579 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 950 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 781 7.3%

Other & Unspecified 719 6.7%

Brakes 673 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 603 5.6%

Airbags 562 5.2%