Ford Tempo vs Chrysler Sebring

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 Tempo	Chrysler Sebring
Complaints on file	1,649	4,094
Model years covered	1981–2000	1995–2011
Worst model year	—	1996
Best model year	—	2003
Crashes reported	110	416
Fires reported	191	123
Injuries reported	86	239
Deaths reported	5	9
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	23.8%	19.2%

Ford Tempo by year

2 19 40 42 79 176 168 174 143 264 316 212 6 2 3 1 1 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 369 22.4%

Engine & Cooling 326 19.8%

Seat Belts 232 14.1%

Brakes 153 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 87 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 71 4.3%

Steering 66 4.0%

Chrysler Sebring by year

229 481 295 357 231 141 322 261 53 304 107 181 534 388 64 140 6

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 536 13.1%

Electrical System 511 12.5%

Airbags 389 9.5%

Suspension 364 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 360 8.8%

Brakes 343 8.4%

Body & Structure 254 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 215 5.3%