FaultScore

Jaguar Vanden Plas vs Dodge RAM Pickup

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 Jaguar Vanden Plas Dodge RAM Pickup
Complaints on file 74 183
Model years covered 1984–2004 1992–2003
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 1997
Crashes reported 6 15
Fires reported 1 6
Injuries reported 5 10
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm 16.2% 17.5%

Jaguar Vanden Plas by year

84 85 88 89 90 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 17 23.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 20.3%
Brakes 5 6.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 5.4%
Electrical System 4 5.4%
Seat Belts 4 5.4%
Airbags 3 4.1%
Steering 3 4.1%

Dodge RAM Pickup by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 41 22.4%
Brakes 21 11.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 19 10.4%
Airbags 16 8.7%
Engine & Cooling 11 6.0%
Electrical System 11 6.0%
Suspension 10 5.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 5.5%