Ford Fusion vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file 28,788 23,671
Model years covered 2006–2020 1994–2026
Worst model year 2010 2019
Best model year 2018 2012
Crashes reported 1,138 1,091
Fires reported 255 355
Injuries reported 563 547
Deaths reported 14 52
Most complained-about part Steering Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 6.8% 8.6%

Ford Fusion by year

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

What breaks

Steering 5,788 20.1%
Engine & Cooling 4,053 14.1%
Airbags 3,537 12.3%
Brakes 2,724 9.5%
Electrical System 1,660 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,542 5.4%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 4,779 20.2%
Engine & Cooling 3,057 12.9%
Electrical System 2,683 11.3%
Airbags 2,407 10.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,560 6.6%
Steering 1,530 6.5%
Body & Structure 934 3.9%