FaultScore

Ford Mustang vs Honda Cr-V

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 Mustang Honda Cr-V
Complaints on file 11,737 21,242
Model years covered 1965–2026 1997–2026
Worst model year 2007 2019
Best model year 2025 2001
Crashes reported 1,018 1,258
Fires reported 430 226
Injuries reported 576 783
Deaths reported 31 27
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 17.5% 10.8%

Ford Mustang by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 2,403 20.5%
Engine & Cooling 1,641 14.0%
Electrical System 1,189 10.1%
Brakes 705 6.0%
Body & Structure 540 4.6%

Honda Cr-V 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 2,751 13.0%
Electrical System 2,522 11.9%
Airbags 2,392 11.3%
Steering 1,707 8.0%
Other & Unspecified 1,656 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,633 7.7%