Ford F250 vs Chrysler Cirrus

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 F250	Chrysler Cirrus
Complaints on file	492	1,226
Model years covered	1968–1990	1994–2001
Worst model year	—	1995
Best model year	—	1999
Crashes reported	16	127
Fires reported	98	54
Injuries reported	8	87
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	21.9%

Ford F250 by year

1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 11 33 42 51 85 127 129

68 70 74 77 78 79 81 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

Electrical System 98 19.9%

Brakes 97 19.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 91 18.5%

Engine & Cooling 42 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 8.3%

Tires 34 6.9%

Steering 20 4.1%

Body & Structure 18 3.7%

Chrysler Cirrus by year

4 625 203 93 90 83 127 1

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Brakes 233 19.0%

Engine & Cooling 138 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 134 10.9%

Electrical System 107 8.7%

Suspension 87 7.1%

Steering 83 6.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 80 6.5%

Equipment & Accessories 53 4.3%