GMC GMC vs Ford F250

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	GMC GMC	Ford F250
Complaints on file	198	492
Model years covered	1973–2003	1968–1990
Worst model year	1995	—
Best model year	1999	—
Crashes reported	18	16
Fires reported	9	98
Injuries reported	17	8
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	22.2%	25%

GMC GMC by year

2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 6 9 4 10 12 30 9 15 26 20 15 8 4 3

73 75 77 79 80 82 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 43 21.7%

Steering 19 9.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.1%

Lights 13 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 6.1%

Tires 12 6.1%

Engine & Cooling 11 5.6%

Ford F250 by year

1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 11 33 42 51 85 127 129

68 70 74 77 78 79 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

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

What breaks

Electrical System 98 19.9%

Brakes 97 19.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 91 18.5%

Engine & Cooling 42 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 8.3%

Tires 34 6.9%

Steering 20 4.1%

Body & Structure 18 3.7%