Ford F Super Duty vs Mazda Protege

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 Super Duty	Mazda Protege
Complaints on file	552	1,377
Model years covered	1981–2008	1989–2003
Worst model year	2000	1995
Best model year	1998	1998
Crashes reported	22	242
Fires reported	18	30
Injuries reported	15	197
Deaths reported	1	4
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Seat Belts
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	34.4%

Ford F Super Duty by year

1 1 2 1 1 10 4 27 13 12 28 20 115 78 38 50 33 23 49 46

81 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 08

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 106 19.2%

Brakes 78 14.1%

Tires 66 12.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 50 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 8.9%

Steering 47 8.5%

Electrical System 36 6.5%

Suspension 31 5.6%

Mazda Protege by year

2 45 60 72 56 89 232 91 103 53 102 126 68 133 145

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 230 16.7%

Airbags 171 12.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 170 12.3%

Engine & Cooling 144 10.5%

Brakes 103 7.5%

Electrical System 74 5.4%

Tires 54 3.9%

Suspension 48 3.5%