Ford Tempo vs Jeep Commander

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	Jeep Commander
Complaints on file	1,649	3,923
Model years covered	1981–2000	2005–2010
Worst model year	—	2006
Best model year	—	2009
Crashes reported	110	167
Fires reported	191	39
Injuries reported	86	83
Deaths reported	5	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	23.8%	7.4%

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%

Jeep Commander by year

7 2,342 982 458 64 70

05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,308 33.3%

Engine & Cooling 793 20.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 479 12.2%

Body & Structure 224 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 140 3.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 131 3.3%

Steering 117 3.0%

Brakes 116 3.0%