Ford F-450 SD vs Subaru Crosstrek

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-450 SD	Subaru Crosstrek
Complaints on file	630	1,552
Model years covered	1991–2026	2012–2026
Worst model year	2008	2018
Best model year	2002	2015
Crashes reported	18	109
Fires reported	29	27
Injuries reported	21	43
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	10.8%	11.5%

Ford F-450 SD by year

19 3 5 3 2 5 9 1 76 59 28 15 18 43 47 44 19 105 5 4 11 5 2 2 2 1 1 5 26 37 9 16 2 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 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

Fuel & Propulsion 146 23.2%

Engine & Cooling 134 21.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 10.0%

Brakes 55 8.7%

Tires 46 7.3%

Electrical System 45 7.1%

Steering 33 5.2%

Body & Structure 14 2.2%

Subaru Crosstrek by year

3 35 22 27 164 132 255 362 82 160 43 52 140 63 12

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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 343 22.1%

Other & Unspecified 268 17.3%

Electrical System 195 12.6%

Engine & Cooling 146 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 7.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 108 7.0%

Steering 59 3.8%

Brakes 49 3.2%