Ford F350 vs Nissan D21

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	Nissan D21
Complaints on file	187	466
Model years covered	1975–1990	1988–1997
Worst model year	—	1995
Best model year	—	1996
Crashes reported	4	66
Fires reported	30	16
Injuries reported	4	35
Deaths reported	2	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	21.4%	25.3%

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%

Nissan D21 by year

1 5 1 35 21 49 76 159 47 72

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 69 14.8%

Engine & Cooling 47 10.1%

Tires 43 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 40 8.6%

Airbags 36 7.7%

Seat Belts 36 7.7%

Brakes 34 7.3%

Electrical System 33 7.1%