FaultScore

Freightliner Cascadia vs Ford F150

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 Freightliner Cascadia Ford F150
Complaints on file 400 988
Model years covered 2005–2026 1966–1990
Worst model year 2019
Best model year 2024
Crashes reported 39 22
Fires reported 32 216
Injuries reported 32 23
Deaths reported 11 3
Most complained-about part Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 28.5% 26.7%

Freightliner Cascadia by year

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

What breaks

Steering 46 11.5%
Brakes 46 11.5%
Other & Unspecified 22 5.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 5.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 19 4.8%

Ford F150 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 305 30.9%
Electrical System 244 24.7%
Brakes 68 6.9%
Tires 55 5.6%
Steering 30 3.0%