FaultScore

Ford Motor Home vs Subaru SVX

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 Motor Home Subaru SVX
Complaints on file 151 373
Model years covered 1988–2003 1990–1997
Worst model year 2000
Best model year 1998
Crashes reported 2 7
Fires reported 6 1
Injuries reported 1 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 6% 3.2%

Ford Motor Home by year

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

What breaks

Tires 42 27.8%
Engine & Cooling 15 9.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 6.6%
Electrical System 7 4.6%
Brakes 7 4.6%
Steering 5 3.3%
Suspension 5 3.3%

Subaru SVX by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 24 6.4%
Brakes 13 3.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 2.7%
Electrical System 9 2.4%
Other & Unspecified 8 2.1%
Airbags 6 1.6%
Steering 6 1.6%