Ford Maverick vs Mazda MPV

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 Maverick	Mazda MPV
Complaints on file	479	1,156
Model years covered	1977–2026	1989–2006
Worst model year	2022	2003
Best model year	2023	1995
Crashes reported	36	130
Fires reported	9	27
Injuries reported	16	107
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.7%	22.8%

Ford Maverick by year

1 212 115 101 41 9

77 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 17.3%

Electrical System 78 16.3%

Other & Unspecified 52 10.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 49 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 38 7.9%

Brakes 28 5.8%

Body & Structure 27 5.6%

Steering 20 4.2%

Mazda MPV by year

27 55 81 95 65 41 21 21 27 26 2 184 82 143 141 84 45 16

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 232 20.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 204 17.6%

Airbags 108 9.3%

Brakes 106 9.2%

Electrical System 85 7.4%

Body & Structure 53 4.6%

Seat Belts 51 4.4%

Tires 46 4.0%