RAM 1500 vs Ford Fusion

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 Fusion
Complaints on file	16,530	28,743
Model years covered	2009–2026	2006–2020
Worst model year	2019	2010
Best model year	2009	2018
Crashes reported	905	1,133
Fires reported	286	255
Injuries reported	464	562
Deaths reported	16	14
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	6.8%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,598 2,401 1,963 2,094 1,181 898 2,138 900 1,130 1,020 331 126 603 100

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 2,645 16.0%

Steering 2,604 15.8%

Electrical System 2,295 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,497 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,421 8.6%

Brakes 1,245 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%

Airbags 561 3.4%

Ford Fusion by year

920 1,277 1,533 1,168 7,026 3,654 3,057 2,368 1,760 1,276 2,075 1,386 574 407 262

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

What breaks

Steering 5,786 20.1%

Engine & Cooling 4,041 14.1%

Airbags 3,536 12.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3,141 10.9%

Brakes 2,716 9.4%

Electrical System 1,654 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,542 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,416 4.9%