Plymouth Acclaim 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	Plymouth Acclaim	Ford E-150
Complaints on file	538	1,311
Model years covered	1988–1996	1989–2021
Worst model year	1994	1999
Best model year	1995	2007
Crashes reported	72	81
Fires reported	29	70
Injuries reported	51	54
Deaths reported	4	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	29%	15.8%

Plymouth Acclaim by year

1 47 70 120 84 102 78 35 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 86 16.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 74 13.8%

Suspension 65 12.1%

Airbags 62 11.5%

Electrical System 43 8.0%

Seat Belts 32 5.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 29 5.4%

Brakes 22 4.1%

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%