Lexus ES300 vs Ford Bronco Sport

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	Lexus ES300	Ford Bronco Sport
Complaints on file	862	2,031
Model years covered	1992–2013	2021–2026
Worst model year	2002	2022
Best model year	1999	2026
Crashes reported	212	84
Fires reported	28	76
Injuries reported	99	52
Deaths reported	7	0
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	40.1%	10.4%

Lexus ES300 by year

46 53 50 55 44 50 61 35 78 36 194 147 1 4 8

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 05 06 13

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 151 17.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 122 14.2%

Engine & Cooling 92 10.7%

Airbags 73 8.5%

Electrical System 72 8.4%

Brakes 65 7.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 35 4.1%

Seat Belts 35 4.1%

Ford Bronco Sport by year

1,048 529 226 171 47 10

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

Electrical System 355 17.5%

Engine & Cooling 329 16.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 300 14.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 298 14.7%

Brakes 200 9.8%

Other & Unspecified 193 9.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 83 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 2.6%