Hyundai Tucson vs Ford Windstar

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	Hyundai Tucson	Ford Windstar
Complaints on file	8,589	19,460
Model years covered	2005–2026	1985–2005
Worst model year	2017	1995
Best model year	2014	2004
Crashes reported	399	712
Fires reported	221	561
Injuries reported	228	457
Deaths reported	2	12
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	9.9%	9%

Hyundai Tucson by year

273 202 85 66 24 78 174 316 319 238 309 2,168 1,456 537 521 234 109 579 220 146 450 85

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,448 28.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,208 14.1%

Other & Unspecified 807 9.4%

Brakes 721 8.4%

Electrical System 719 8.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 459 5.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 405 4.7%

Body & Structure 385 4.5%

Ford Windstar by year

7 11 3 3 12 25 4,799 1,855 249 1,949 2,040 2,191 2,297 1,928 2,057 33 1

85 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 3,678 18.9%

Engine & Cooling 3,104 16.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,729 14.0%

Suspension 2,092 10.8%

Electrical System 1,630 8.4%

Body & Structure 1,278 6.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 907 4.7%

Steering 742 3.8%