Ford Flex vs Jeep Compass

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 Flex	Jeep Compass
Complaints on file	2,511	6,123
Model years covered	2009–2019	2007–2026
Worst model year	2009	2018
Best model year	2017	2008
Crashes reported	105	248
Fires reported	18	76
Injuries reported	74	138
Deaths reported	3	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8%	7.6%

Ford Flex by year

272 181 178 89 777 325 122 131 56 81 299

09 10 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

Electrical System 393 15.7%

Steering 381 15.2%

Other & Unspecified 242 9.6%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 235 9.4%

Engine & Cooling 227 9.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 193 7.7%

Body & Structure 185 7.4%

Suspension 106 4.2%

Jeep Compass by year

396 135 60 108 283 263 121 518 173 461 385 1,629 579 254 131 390 76 113 44 4

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

Engine & Cooling 1,307 21.3%

Electrical System 1,060 17.3%

Other & Unspecified 663 10.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 527 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 294 4.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 280 4.6%

Airbags 273 4.5%

Brakes 245 4.0%