Ford Fiesta vs Toyota Tacoma

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 Fiesta	Toyota Tacoma
Complaints on file	4,348	10,773
Model years covered	1988–2019	1995–2026
Worst model year	2011	2007
Best model year	2018	2026
Crashes reported	206	930
Fires reported	43	133
Injuries reported	131	447
Deaths reported	13	23
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	9%	14.2%

Ford Fiesta by year

1 1 3 1 1 1,040 834 917 653 368 253 107 46 123

88 89 91 01 02 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,509 34.7%

Engine & Cooling 551 12.7%

Body & Structure 411 9.5%

Other & Unspecified 395 9.1%

Electrical System 339 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 198 4.6%

Doors, Latches & Locks 185 4.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 162 3.7%

Toyota Tacoma by year

214 321 148 358 303 274 504 443 479 545 871 977 676 558 613 348 231 407 170 134 143 417 320 282 311 126 118 79 76 194 122 11

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 2,229 20.7%

Suspension 1,580 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 952 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 782 7.3%

Other & Unspecified 722 6.7%

Brakes 675 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 604 5.6%

Airbags 563 5.2%