Ford F150 vs GMC Suburban

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 F150	GMC Suburban
Complaints on file	988	2,323
Model years covered	1966–1990	1974–2004
Worst model year	—	1994
Best model year	—	2000
Crashes reported	22	246
Fires reported	216	39
Injuries reported	23	101
Deaths reported	3	7
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	26.7%	16.9%

Ford F150 by year

1 1 1 3 13 2 3 2 5 12 14 45 78 107 170 241 290

66 68 75 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 305 30.9%

Electrical System 244 24.7%

Engine & Cooling 83 8.4%

Brakes 68 6.9%

Tires 55 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 3.8%

Body & Structure 37 3.7%

Steering 30 3.0%

GMC Suburban by year

1 2 5 6 4 8 8 24 28 33 105 254 490 294 220 268 137 393 20 5 9 8 1

74 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 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 1,053 45.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 203 8.7%

Tires 136 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 129 5.6%

Electrical System 125 5.4%

Seats 105 4.5%

Engine & Cooling 100 4.3%

Steering 95 4.1%