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 16,726 28,788
Model years covered 2009–2026 2006–2020
Worst model year 2019 2010
Best model year 2009 2018
Crashes reported 912 1,138
Fires reported 289 255
Injuries reported 467 563
Deaths reported 16 14
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 10.1% 6.8%

RAM 1500 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 2,665 15.9%
Steering 2,637 15.8%
Electrical System 2,332 13.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,509 9.0%
Brakes 1,267 7.6%
Other & Unspecified 1,233 7.4%
Airbags 568 3.4%

Ford Fusion by year

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

What breaks

Steering 5,788 20.1%
Engine & Cooling 4,053 14.1%
Airbags 3,537 12.3%
Brakes 2,724 9.5%
Electrical System 1,660 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,542 5.4%