Ford F-350 SD vs Chevrolet Equinox

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-350 SD	Chevrolet Equinox
Complaints on file	5,154	12,765
Model years covered	1995–2026	2005–2026
Worst model year	2019	2005
Best model year	2026	2009
Crashes reported	166	591
Fires reported	117	141
Injuries reported	89	369
Deaths reported	2	7
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	8.7%

Ford F-350 SD by year

5 3 4 169 188 188 145 164 159 269 192 35 146 25 79 63 50 12 12 315 317 854 312 743 244 129 170 59 66 24 13

95 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 26

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

What breaks

Steering 1,100 21.3%

Suspension 874 17.0%

Engine & Cooling 607 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 397 7.7%

Electrical System 335 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 295 5.7%

Tires 252 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 242 4.7%

Chevrolet Equinox by year

950 950 950 535 151 1,118 1,140 945 991 699 845 493 371 592 421 494 131 232 143 132 359 123

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 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 3,188 25.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,566 12.3%

Electrical System 1,232 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,092 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,064 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 788 6.2%

Brakes 763 6.0%

Airbags 635 5.0%