FaultScore

Honda Pilot vs Ford Taurus

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 Taurus
Complaints on file 13,073 23,971
Model years covered 2003–2026 1977–2019
Worst model year 2019 2000
Best model year 2026 2019
Crashes reported 521 1,482
Fires reported 150 685
Injuries reported 345 926
Deaths reported 9 38
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 7.8% 13.1%

Honda Pilot by year

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

What breaks

Ford Taurus by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,716 15.5%
Suspension 3,366 14.0%
Electrical System 1,721 7.2%
Brakes 1,501 6.3%
Steering 1,445 6.0%
Body & Structure 1,087 4.5%