FaultScore

Honda VTX1800 vs Ford Ford Truck

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 VTX1800 Ford Ford Truck
Complaints on file 149 365
Model years covered 2002–2008 1968–2003
Worst model year 1997
Best model year 1996
Crashes reported 3 27
Fires reported 0 21
Injuries reported 2 29
Deaths reported 1 1
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Tires
Share of complaints involving harm 4% 21.4%

Honda VTX1800 by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 36 24.2%
Wheels 21 14.1%
Engine & Cooling 15 10.1%
Body & Structure 11 7.4%
Tires 7 4.7%
Steering 4 2.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.0%

Ford Ford Truck by year

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

What breaks

Tires 66 18.1%
Engine & Cooling 53 14.5%
Brakes 21 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 18 4.9%
Suspension 17 4.7%
Steering 16 4.4%