Volvo VN vs Ford Ford Truck

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 VN	Ford Ford Truck
Complaints on file	148	365
Model years covered	1996–2024	1968–2003
Worst model year	1998	1997
Best model year	2000	1996
Crashes reported	2	27
Fires reported	6	21
Injuries reported	5	29
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Tires
Share of complaints involving harm	8.8%	21.4%

Volvo VN by year

7 44 49 10 1 3 1 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 8 4 1

96 98 99 00 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 12 13 14 18 20 21 24

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

What breaks

Suspension 29 19.6%

Equipment & Accessories 18 12.2%

Electrical System 17 11.5%

Steering 13 8.8%

Body & Structure 13 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 13 8.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 6.8%

Engine & Cooling 9 6.1%

Ford Ford Truck by year

1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 7 6 8 9 11 8 21 28 22 47 29 37 30 22 54 14

68 74 77 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Tires 66 18.1%

Engine & Cooling 53 14.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 13.4%

Electrical System 26 7.1%

Brakes 21 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 18 4.9%

Suspension 17 4.7%

Steering 16 4.4%