FaultScore

Mercedes Benz ML350 vs Ford Probe

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 ML350 Ford Probe
Complaints on file 603 1,483
Model years covered 2010–2015 1984–1999
Worst model year 2015 1993
Best model year 2010 1996
Crashes reported 60 99
Fires reported 13 49
Injuries reported 34 70
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Airbags Seat Belts
Share of complaints involving harm 17.7% 14.9%

Mercedes Benz ML350 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 139 23.1%
Engine & Cooling 76 12.6%
Brakes 40 6.6%
Steering 23 3.8%

Ford Probe by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 553 37.3%
Brakes 165 11.1%
Engine & Cooling 145 9.8%
Airbags 54 3.6%
Steering 50 3.4%