FaultScore

Ford E-450 vs Volkswagen CC

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-450 Volkswagen CC
Complaints on file 546 1,359
Model years covered 1993–2026 2008–2017
Worst model year 2005 2012
Best model year 1997 2015
Crashes reported 15 66
Fires reported 31 5
Injuries reported 7 43
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 9.7% 8.4%

Ford E-450 by year

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

What breaks

Tires 120 22.0%
Brakes 68 12.5%
Engine & Cooling 65 11.9%
Steering 30 5.5%

Volkswagen CC by year

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

What breaks