Pontiac Vibe vs Ford F-350 SD

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	Pontiac Vibe	Ford F-350 SD
Complaints on file	2,133	5,142
Model years covered	2000–2014	1995–2026
Worst model year	2009	2019
Best model year	2008	2026
Crashes reported	138	166
Fires reported	8	113
Injuries reported	114	89
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	7.2%

Pontiac Vibe by year

1 1 2 340 315 337 199 202 68 600 67 1

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 14

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

What breaks

Airbags 1,011 47.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 206 9.7%

Engine & Cooling 168 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 137 6.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 118 5.5%

Electrical System 96 4.5%

Body & Structure 63 3.0%

Steering 58 2.7%

Ford F-350 SD by year

5 3 4 169 188 188 145 164 159 269 192 35 146 25 79 63 50 12 12 315 317 854 311 740 243 128 165 58 66 24 13

95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Steering 1,100 21.4%

Suspension 874 17.0%

Engine & Cooling 603 11.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 393 7.6%

Electrical System 334 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 293 5.7%

Tires 251 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 242 4.7%