RAM 1500 vs Ford Focus

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	RAM 1500	Ford Focus
Complaints on file	16,726	29,823
Model years covered	2009–2026	1999–2018
Worst model year	2019	2000
Best model year	2009	1999
Crashes reported	912	1,631
Fires reported	289	424
Injuries reported	467	979
Deaths reported	16	54
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	10.4%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,608 2,413 1,977 2,110 1,189 915 2,154 902 1,146 1,037 340 126 635 127

09 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

Engine & Cooling 2,665 15.9%

Steering 2,637 15.8%

Electrical System 2,332 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,509 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,432 8.6%

Brakes 1,267 7.6%

Other & Unspecified 1,233 7.4%

Airbags 568 3.4%

Ford Focus by year

15 5,152 2,361 1,198 1,224 499 600 270 524 336 323 409 157 4,986 2,924 3,633 1,331 1,571 1,187 1,123

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 6,871 23.0%

Electrical System 4,477 15.0%

Engine & Cooling 3,630 12.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,729 9.2%

Steering 2,111 7.1%

Other & Unspecified 1,539 5.2%

Brakes 1,204 4.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,082 3.6%