Ford F Super Duty vs Oldsmobile Bravada

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	Oldsmobile Bravada
Complaints on file	552	1,346
Model years covered	1981–2008	1991–2004
Worst model year	2000	2002
Best model year	1998	2001
Crashes reported	22	123
Fires reported	18	53
Injuries reported	15	66
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	18.1%

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%

Oldsmobile Bravada by year

61 65 54 116 2 104 158 139 99 104 47 337 37 23

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 293 21.8%

Electrical System 156 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 145 10.8%

Engine & Cooling 138 10.3%

Suspension 107 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 107 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 67 5.0%

Lights 49 3.6%