Ford Fusion Hybrid vs Mazda 626

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 Fusion Hybrid	Mazda 626
Complaints on file	1,580	3,877
Model years covered	2010–2020	1983–2003
Worst model year	2017	1995
Best model year	2016	2002
Crashes reported	74	244
Fires reported	14	65
Injuries reported	35	201
Deaths reported	7	5
Most complained-about part	Steering	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	8.2%	13.3%

Ford Fusion Hybrid by year

645 166 134 175 89 65 68 96 81 47 14

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Steering 294 18.6%

Airbags 236 14.9%

Brakes 193 12.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 149 9.4%

Electrical System 133 8.4%

Engine & Cooling 131 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 74 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 68 4.3%

Mazda 626 by year

2 4 7 20 40 58 48 62 99 24 202 353 587 426 451 499 372 280 235 99 9

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,056 53.0%

Engine & Cooling 392 10.1%

Airbags 235 6.1%

Electrical System 197 5.1%

Brakes 167 4.3%

Seat Belts 154 4.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 81 2.1%

Other & Unspecified 76 2.0%