Ford F-350 SD vs Toyota RAV4

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	Toyota RAV4
Complaints on file	5,154	12,220
Model years covered	1995–2026	1994–2025
Worst model year	2019	2021
Best model year	2026	1997
Crashes reported	166	1,195
Fires reported	117	441
Injuries reported	89	602
Deaths reported	2	14
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	18.4%

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%

Toyota RAV4 by year

4 1 54 61 92 75 34 418 682 392 183 168 880 1,241 708 397 498 403 357 333 279 400 299 419 444 1,183 806 526 226 263 269 125

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

Engine & Cooling 1,644 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,404 11.5%

Electrical System 1,379 11.3%

Other & Unspecified 1,083 8.9%

Steering 949 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 904 7.4%

Airbags 853 7.0%

Brakes 677 5.5%