Ford Transit Connect vs Buick Rendezvous

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 Transit Connect	Buick Rendezvous
Complaints on file	742	1,798
Model years covered	2010–2023	2001–2007
Worst model year	2014	2002
Best model year	2021	2007
Crashes reported	27	95
Fires reported	9	33
Injuries reported	16	78
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7%	11.7%

Ford Transit Connect by year

56 30 35 38 159 79 146 33 32 72 40 14 7 1

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 99 13.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 76 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 75 10.1%

Brakes 73 9.8%

Electrical System 71 9.6%

Body & Structure 67 9.0%

Engine & Cooling 62 8.4%

Steering 32 4.3%

Buick Rendezvous by year

4 690 407 300 196 131 70

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

Electrical System 312 17.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 291 16.2%

Engine & Cooling 280 15.6%

Brakes 150 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 120 6.7%

Suspension 105 5.8%

Steering 81 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 4.0%