Ford E-350 vs GMC Envoy

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-350	GMC Envoy
Complaints on file	1,361	3,281
Model years covered	1983–2025	1995–2009
Worst model year	1997	2002
Best model year	2015	2001
Crashes reported	68	218
Fires reported	66	129
Injuries reported	55	164
Deaths reported	10	14
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	14.6%	16%

Ford E-350 by year

1 1 2 2 22 51 53 60 93 59 96 70 77 63 59 61 59 70 80 76 23 56 11 21 19 22 32 23 10 5 17 5 4 2 30 20 3 2 1

83 86 88 89 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 225 16.5%

Engine & Cooling 219 16.1%

Tires 172 12.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 153 11.2%

Electrical System 97 7.1%

Steering 89 6.5%

Suspension 81 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 5.3%

GMC Envoy by year

1 3 1 24 13 41 10 629 511 483 682 470 285 103 25

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

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 728 22.2%

Electrical System 681 20.8%

Lights 279 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 273 8.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 213 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 191 5.8%

Airbags 160 4.9%

Brakes 103 3.1%