FaultScore

Volkswagen E-Golf vs Ford Club Wagon

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 Volkswagen E-Golf Ford Club Wagon
Complaints on file 88 220
Model years covered 2015–2019 1985–2001
Worst model year 1997
Best model year 1993
Crashes reported 0 16
Fires reported 2 14
Injuries reported 2 8
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Electrical System Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 4.5% 17.7%

Volkswagen E-Golf by year

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 14 15.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 12 13.6%
Engine & Cooling 11 12.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 8.0%
Steering 3 3.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 3.4%
Brakes 2 2.3%

Ford Club Wagon by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 59 26.8%
Engine & Cooling 29 13.2%
Tires 18 8.2%
Electrical System 17 7.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 13 5.9%
Steering 12 5.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 5.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 4.5%