Jeep Liberty vs Ford Fusion

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	Jeep Liberty	Ford Fusion
Complaints on file	11,717	28,788
Model years covered	2000–2012	2006–2020
Worst model year	2002	2010
Best model year	2009	2018
Crashes reported	820	1,138
Fires reported	218	255
Injuries reported	631	563
Deaths reported	19	14
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	14.4%	6.8%

Jeep Liberty by year

7 12 2,330 1,732 1,440 1,461 1,813 941 766 146 273 244 552

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Suspension 2,063 17.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,786 15.2%

Airbags 1,357 11.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,213 10.4%

Electrical System 901 7.7%

Body & Structure 895 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 606 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 516 4.4%

Ford Fusion by year

920 1,277 1,533 1,169 7,026 3,656 3,058 2,375 1,766 1,281 2,085 1,392 578 410 262

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Steering 5,788 20.1%

Engine & Cooling 4,053 14.1%

Airbags 3,537 12.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3,145 10.9%

Brakes 2,724 9.5%

Electrical System 1,660 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,542 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,416 4.9%