Nissan Juke vs Ford Tempo

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	Nissan Juke	Ford Tempo
Complaints on file	660	1,649
Model years covered	2011–2017	1981–2000
Worst model year	2014	—
Best model year	2016	—
Crashes reported	34	110
Fires reported	20	191
Injuries reported	21	86
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.4%	23.8%

Nissan Juke by year

202 109 137 90 52 49 21

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 188 28.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 99 15.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 75 11.4%

Electrical System 72 10.9%

Other & Unspecified 55 8.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 29 4.4%

Airbags 26 3.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 2.9%

Ford Tempo by year

2 19 40 42 79 176 168 174 143 264 316 212 6 2 3 1 1 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 369 22.4%

Engine & Cooling 326 19.8%

Seat Belts 232 14.1%

Brakes 153 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 87 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 71 4.3%

Steering 66 4.0%