Mazda CX-7 vs Ford F-350

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	Mazda CX-7	Ford F-350
Complaints on file	1,546	3,845
Model years covered	2007–2013	1989–2014
Worst model year	2007	1999
Best model year	2009	2009
Crashes reported	40	288
Fires reported	64	176
Injuries reported	32	164
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8.8%	16.7%

Mazda CX-7 by year

716 265 85 215 204 59 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 459 29.7%

Airbags 272 17.6%

Suspension 235 15.2%

Lights 97 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 5.4%

Electrical System 67 4.3%

Steering 62 4.0%

Other & Unspecified 44 2.8%

Ford F-350 by year

2 34 74 129 126 191 167 188 16 531 367 181 140 104 216 170 206 56 176 55 204 252 110 150

89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 562 14.6%

Steering 544 14.1%

Brakes 474 12.3%

Tires 432 11.2%

Suspension 405 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 309 8.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 280 7.3%

Electrical System 176 4.6%