FaultScore

Mercedes Benz AMG E55 vs Ford F150

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 Mercedes Benz AMG E55 Ford F150
Complaints on file 399 988
Model years covered 2003–2006 1966–1990
Worst model year 2005
Best model year 2006
Crashes reported 2 22
Fires reported 0 216
Injuries reported 0 23
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 0.5% 26.7%

Mercedes Benz AMG E55 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 357 89.5%
Brakes 8 2.0%
Engine & Cooling 7 1.8%
Electrical System 7 1.8%
Suspension 6 1.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 1.3%
Seats 3 0.8%
Airbags 2 0.5%

Ford F150 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 305 30.9%
Electrical System 244 24.7%
Brakes 68 6.9%
Tires 55 5.6%
Steering 30 3.0%