Ford F350 vs Honda Prelude

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 F350	Honda Prelude
Complaints on file	187	463
Model years covered	1975–1990	1981–2001
Worst model year	—	1997
Best model year	—	2000
Crashes reported	4	52
Fires reported	30	15
Injuries reported	4	29
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	21.4%	21.2%

Ford F350 by year

2 3 1 2 4 17 8 34 53 63

75 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

Brakes 45 24.1%

Electrical System 28 15.0%

Engine & Cooling 24 12.8%

Tires 23 12.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 19 10.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 7.0%

Suspension 7 3.7%

Steering 6 3.2%

Honda Prelude by year

3 1 5 11 12 17 40 34 4 18 26 14 12 9 4 88 86 40 14 25

81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 22.9%

Engine & Cooling 53 11.4%

Electrical System 49 10.6%

Seat Belts 35 7.6%

Steering 33 7.1%

Airbags 26 5.6%

Suspension 25 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 5.4%