Ford Probe vs Dodge Stratus

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 Probe	Dodge Stratus
Complaints on file	1,483	3,617
Model years covered	1984–1999	1992–2007
Worst model year	1993	1996
Best model year	1996	2003
Crashes reported	99	294
Fires reported	49	272
Injuries reported	70	172
Deaths reported	3	3
Most complained-about part	Seat Belts	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	14.9%	20.5%

Ford Probe by year

1 103 378 198 101 249 207 130 77 38 1

84 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 553 37.3%

Brakes 165 11.1%

Engine & Cooling 145 9.8%

Electrical System 128 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 118 8.0%

Airbags 54 3.6%

Steering 50 3.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 49 3.3%

Dodge Stratus by year

1 462 776 451 334 344 270 269 193 110 196 99 110 2

92 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,051 29.1%

Brakes 425 11.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 310 8.6%

Steering 308 8.5%

Suspension 300 8.3%

Electrical System 262 7.2%

Airbags 199 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 115 3.2%