Ford E150 vs Isuzu Ascender

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 E150	Isuzu Ascender
Complaints on file	113	281
Model years covered	1976–2006	2003–2007
Worst model year	—	2006
Best model year	—	2007
Crashes reported	2	9
Fires reported	26	8
Injuries reported	3	7
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	28.3%	8.5%

Ford E150 by year

3 2 3 1 3 3 12 20 15 35 15 1

76 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 06

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

What breaks

Electrical System 36 31.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 18.6%

Tires 14 12.4%

Engine & Cooling 10 8.8%

Steering 6 5.3%

Brakes 5 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 4.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 2.7%

Isuzu Ascender by year

47 88 84 49 13

03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 86 30.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 68 24.2%

Lights 23 8.2%

Engine & Cooling 15 5.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 4.3%

Airbags 12 4.3%

Brakes 7 2.5%