Volvo 740 vs Ford F250

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	Volvo 740	Ford F250
Complaints on file	199	492
Model years covered	1985–2002	1968–1990
Worst model year	—	—
Best model year	—	—
Crashes reported	38	16
Fires reported	42	98
Injuries reported	28	8
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	54.3%	25%

Volvo 740 by year

10 11 16 16 50 55 24 8 2 1 2 3 1

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 98 00 02

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

What breaks

Electrical System 47 23.6%

Airbags 30 15.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 30 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 28 14.1%

Brakes 14 7.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.0%

Seat Belts 7 3.5%

Ford F250 by year

1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 11 33 42 51 85 127 129

68 70 74 77 78 79 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

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

What breaks

Electrical System 98 19.9%

Brakes 97 19.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 91 18.5%

Engine & Cooling 42 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 8.3%

Tires 34 6.9%

Steering 20 4.1%

Body & Structure 18 3.7%