Ford E-150 vs Hyundai Palisade

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 E-150	Hyundai Palisade
Complaints on file	1,311	3,242
Model years covered	1989–2021	2020–2026
Worst model year	1999	2020
Best model year	2007	2026
Crashes reported	81	93
Fires reported	70	25
Injuries reported	54	66
Deaths reported	2	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15.8%	5.7%

Ford E-150 by year

2 2 20 86 95 180 104 81 122 81 115 61 52 37 31 36 24 22 15 12 10 14 30 19 29 9 10 11 1

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21

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

What breaks

Brakes 209 15.9%

Engine & Cooling 163 12.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 147 11.2%

Electrical System 103 7.9%

Steering 99 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 88 6.7%

Suspension 87 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 6.3%

Hyundai Palisade by year

708 545 397 554 525 354 159

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

Brakes 434 13.4%

Seat Belts 407 12.6%

Other & Unspecified 365 11.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 346 10.7%

Engine & Cooling 314 9.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 242 7.5%

Electrical System 217 6.7%

Suspension 168 5.2%