Ford Ranger 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 Ranger Honda Cr-V
Complaints on file 10,532 21,377
Model years covered 1978–2026 1997–2026
Worst model year 2000 2019
Best model year 2022 2001
Crashes reported 977 1,263
Fires reported 386 227
Injuries reported 598 784
Deaths reported 35 27
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 19% 10.8%

Ford Ranger by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 1,899 18.0%
Brakes 989 9.4%
Tires 900 8.5%
Body & Structure 754 7.2%
Engine & Cooling 654 6.2%
Suspension 653 6.2%

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 2,767 12.9%
Electrical System 2,536 11.9%
Airbags 2,398 11.2%
Steering 1,727 8.1%
Other & Unspecified 1,671 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,651 7.7%