Forest River R-Pod vs Ford F-450

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 Forest River R-Pod Ford F-450
Complaints on file 66 165
Model years covered 2010–2024 2011–2020
Worst model year 2019 2017
Best model year 2018 2012
Crashes reported 1 5
Fires reported 2 9
Injuries reported 0 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 4.5% 10.9%

Forest River R-Pod by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 19 28.8%
Other & Unspecified 15 22.7%
Tires 11 16.7%
Electrical System 6 9.1%
Suspension 5 7.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 6.1%
Brakes 3 4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.5%

Ford F-450 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 32 19.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 19 11.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 18 10.9%
Steering 16 9.7%
Other & Unspecified 14 8.5%
Body & Structure 13 7.9%
Electrical System 11 6.7%
Suspension 11 6.7%