FaultScore

Honda DEL SOL vs Ford F350

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 DEL SOL Ford F350
Complaints on file 75 187
Model years covered 1993–1998 1975–1990
Worst model year 1994
Best model year 1995
Crashes reported 20 4
Fires reported 0 30
Injuries reported 19 4
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Airbags Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 52% 21.4%

Honda DEL SOL by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 28 37.3%
Body & Structure 13 17.3%
Seat Belts 8 10.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 4.0%
Tires 3 4.0%
Wheels 3 4.0%
Engine & Cooling 2 2.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 2.7%

Ford F350 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 45 24.1%
Engine & Cooling 24 12.8%
Tires 23 12.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 19 10.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 7.0%
Suspension 7 3.7%
Steering 6 3.2%