FaultScore

Plymouth Sundance 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 Plymouth Sundance Ford F150
Complaints on file 408 988
Model years covered 1987–1998 1966–1990
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 60 22
Fires reported 25 216
Injuries reported 43 23
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 31.4% 26.7%

Plymouth Sundance 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 56 13.7%
Airbags 45 11.0%
Seats 35 8.6%
Seat Belts 33 8.1%
Suspension 27 6.6%

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%