Toyota C-Hr vs Ford Tempo

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	Toyota C-Hr	Ford Tempo
Complaints on file	669	1,649
Model years covered	2018–2026	1981–2000
Worst model year	2018	—
Best model year	2026	—
Crashes reported	23	110
Fires reported	0	191
Injuries reported	22	86
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.7%	23.8%

Toyota C-Hr by year

394 139 77 47 2 10

18 19 20 21 22 26

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 322 48.1%

Other & Unspecified 89 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 54 8.1%

Electrical System 50 7.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 48 7.2%

Brakes 32 4.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 11 1.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 1.5%

Ford Tempo by year

2 19 40 42 79 176 168 174 143 264 316 212 6 2 3 1 1 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 369 22.4%

Engine & Cooling 326 19.8%

Seat Belts 232 14.1%

Brakes 153 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 87 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 71 4.3%

Steering 66 4.0%