Honda Civic vs Ford F-150

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 Honda Civic Ford F-150
Complaints on file 20,348 48,021
Model years covered 1979–2026 1984–2026
Worst model year 2001 1997
Best model year 1994 2026
Crashes reported 2,377 2,183
Fires reported 247 2,301
Injuries reported 1,478 1,427
Deaths reported 37 56
Most complained-about part Airbags Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 20.3% 12.4%

Honda Civic by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 2,932 14.4%
Steering 2,559 12.6%
Engine & Cooling 1,886 9.3%
Electrical System 1,570 7.7%
Other & Unspecified 1,358 6.7%
Brakes 1,073 5.3%

Ford F-150 by year

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

What breaks