FaultScore

Holiday Rambler Ambassador vs Mercedes Benz ML430

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 Holiday Rambler Ambassador Mercedes Benz ML430
Complaints on file 78 194
Model years covered 2000–2015 1990–2001
Worst model year 2001 2000
Best model year 2000 2001
Crashes reported 1 12
Fires reported 4 3
Injuries reported 0 7
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 6.4% 11.3%

Holiday Rambler Ambassador by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 48 61.5%
Suspension 10 12.8%
Body & Structure 7 9.0%
Engine & Cooling 3 3.8%
Tires 2 2.6%
Electrical System 1 1.3%
Airbags 1 1.3%
Steering 1 1.3%

Mercedes Benz ML430 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 42 21.6%
Steering 28 14.4%
Engine & Cooling 24 12.4%
Electrical System 16 8.2%
Stability & Traction Control 15 7.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 7.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 6.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 5.2%