Lexus RX Hybrid vs Ford Econoline

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 RX Hybrid	Ford Econoline
Complaints on file	474	1,154
Model years covered	2005–2025	1979–2019
Worst model year	2008	1994
Best model year	2010	2001
Crashes reported	79	87
Fires reported	3	102
Injuries reported	28	63
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	23.2%	22.3%

Lexus RX Hybrid by year

3 214 75 78 13 17 4 12 3 13 13 18 4 3 2 1 1

05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 114 24.1%

Electrical System 58 12.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 53 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 35 7.4%

Body & Structure 33 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 24 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 4.9%

Ford Econoline by year

1 1 1 2 10 15 7 19 33 41 38 37 113 71 164 98 96 100 61 102 46 31 25 27 1 1 2 3 7 1

79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 09 10 12 16 17 19

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

What breaks

Brakes 211 18.3%

Engine & Cooling 139 12.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 123 10.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 103 8.9%

Electrical System 96 8.3%

Tires 81 7.0%

Suspension 55 4.8%

Steering 54 4.7%