Ford E-350 vs Mazda CX-5

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	Mazda CX-5
Complaints on file	1,364	3,289
Model years covered	1983–2025	2012–2026
Worst model year	1997	2016
Best model year	2015	2026
Crashes reported	68	219
Fires reported	66	30
Injuries reported	55	115
Deaths reported	10	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	14.6%	11.1%

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 32 20 3 2 2

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 221 16.2%

Tires 173 12.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 153 11.2%

Electrical System 97 7.1%

Steering 89 6.5%

Suspension 81 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 5.3%

Mazda CX-5 by year

1 292 492 167 628 195 475 364 153 200 84 91 69 57 21

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

Engine & Cooling 602 18.3%

Electrical System 458 13.9%

Other & Unspecified 385 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 280 8.5%

Brakes 252 7.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 225 6.8%

Lights 222 6.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 160 4.9%