Mazda MAZDA5 vs Ford E-150

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 MAZDA5	Ford E-150
Complaints on file	535	1,311
Model years covered	2006–2016	1989–2021
Worst model year	2006	1999
Best model year	2014	2007
Crashes reported	45	81
Fires reported	14	70
Injuries reported	24	54
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Steering	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	15.8%

Mazda MAZDA5 by year

103 79 86 81 72 2 48 35 16 11 2

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Steering 102 19.1%

Tires 60 11.2%

Suspension 59 11.0%

Engine & Cooling 44 8.2%

Brakes 40 7.5%

Body & Structure 36 6.7%

Electrical System 25 4.7%

Airbags 25 4.7%

Ford E-150 by year

2 2 20 86 95 180 104 81 122 81 115 61 52 37 31 36 24 22 15 12 10 14 30 19 29 9 10 11 1

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21

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

What breaks

Brakes 209 15.9%

Engine & Cooling 163 12.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 147 11.2%

Electrical System 103 7.9%

Steering 99 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 88 6.7%

Suspension 87 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 6.3%