FaultScore

Plymouth Colt vs Ford F Series

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 Colt Ford F Series
Complaints on file 157 391
Model years covered 1986–1993 1971–2008
Worst model year 2000
Best model year 2005
Crashes reported 3 13
Fires reported 2 58
Injuries reported 5 8
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Seat Belts Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 6.4% 20.2%

Plymouth Colt 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 120 76.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 8 5.1%
Electrical System 7 4.5%
Engine & Cooling 6 3.8%
Lights 3 1.9%
Seats 3 1.9%
Body & Structure 2 1.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 1.3%

Ford F Series by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 106 27.1%
Brakes 23 5.9%
Body & Structure 23 5.9%
Tires 19 4.9%
Steering 14 3.6%