Honda Pilot vs Ford Focus

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 Pilot	Ford Focus
Complaints on file	13,244	29,823
Model years covered	2003–2026	1999–2018
Worst model year	2019	2000
Best model year	2026	1999
Crashes reported	522	1,631
Fires reported	150	424
Injuries reported	347	979
Deaths reported	9	54
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	7.8%	10.4%

Honda Pilot by year

877 644 955 332 266 166 174 142 393 229 369 153 140 2,383 1,340 655 1,455 799 732 266 214 174 357 29

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,556 19.3%

Electrical System 2,039 15.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,323 10.0%

Other & Unspecified 1,162 8.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,126 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 872 6.6%

Airbags 734 5.5%

Brakes 648 4.9%

Ford Focus by year

15 5,152 2,361 1,198 1,224 499 600 270 524 336 323 409 157 4,986 2,924 3,633 1,331 1,571 1,187 1,123

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 6,871 23.0%

Electrical System 4,477 15.0%

Engine & Cooling 3,630 12.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,729 9.2%

Steering 2,111 7.1%

Other & Unspecified 1,539 5.2%

Brakes 1,204 4.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,082 3.6%