Toyota Prius V vs Ford Fusion Hybrid

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 Prius V	Ford Fusion Hybrid
Complaints on file	649	1,580
Model years covered	2011–2018	2010–2020
Worst model year	2012	2017
Best model year	2015	2016
Crashes reported	67	74
Fires reported	16	14
Injuries reported	33	35
Deaths reported	6	7
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	8.2%

Toyota Prius V by year

1 289 165 122 31 24 14 3

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

Brakes 257 39.6%

Engine & Cooling 71 10.9%

Electrical System 61 9.4%

Other & Unspecified 44 6.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 37 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 3.4%

Airbags 20 3.1%

Ford Fusion Hybrid by year

645 166 134 175 89 65 68 96 81 47 14

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Steering 294 18.6%

Airbags 236 14.9%

Brakes 193 12.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 149 9.4%

Electrical System 133 8.4%

Engine & Cooling 131 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 74 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 68 4.3%