Toyota Corolla Matrix vs Ford Econoline

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 Corolla Matrix	Ford Econoline
Complaints on file	477	1,154
Model years covered	2003–2013	1979–2019
Worst model year	2005	1994
Best model year	2004	2001
Crashes reported	44	87
Fires reported	12	102
Injuries reported	31	63
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.2%	22.3%

Toyota Corolla Matrix by year

39 42 107 75 57 38 88 24 6 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 275 57.7%

Engine & Cooling 41 8.6%

Electrical System 30 6.3%

Brakes 22 4.6%

Other & Unspecified 19 4.0%

Body & Structure 18 3.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 3.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 2.3%

Ford Econoline by year

1 1 1 2 10 15 7 19 33 41 38 37 113 71 164 98 96 100 61 102 46 31 25 27 1 1 2 3 7 1

79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 09 10 12 16 17 19

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

What breaks

Brakes 211 18.3%

Engine & Cooling 139 12.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 123 10.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 103 8.9%

Electrical System 96 8.3%

Tires 81 7.0%

Suspension 55 4.8%

Steering 54 4.7%