FaultScore

Ford LTD vs Blue Bird ALL American

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 LTD Blue Bird ALL American
Complaints on file 89 222
Model years covered 1970–2000 1992–2019
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 6 0
Fires reported 28 2
Injuries reported 9 0
Deaths reported 3 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 51.7% 0.9%

Ford LTD by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 17 19.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 8 9.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 7.9%
Seat Belts 6 6.7%
Body & Structure 3 3.4%
Tires 3 3.4%
Seats 3 3.4%

Blue Bird ALL American by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 63 28.4%
Body & Structure 32 14.4%
Steering 29 13.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 4.1%
Brakes 8 3.6%
Seats 4 1.8%