Ford F-150 vs Honda Accord

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 F-150 Honda Accord
Complaints on file 48,021 32,167
Model years covered 1984–2026 1979–2026
Worst model year 1997 2008
Best model year 2026 1993
Crashes reported 2,183 2,784
Fires reported 2,301 316
Injuries reported 1,427 1,818
Deaths reported 56 59
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 12.4% 15.5%

Ford F-150 by year

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

What breaks

Honda Accord by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 4,171 13.0%
Airbags 4,119 12.8%
Engine & Cooling 3,431 10.7%
Brakes 2,949 9.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,762 5.5%
Steering 1,653 5.1%