FaultScore

Yamaha FZ6 vs Ford Taurus SHO

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 Yamaha FZ6 Ford Taurus SHO
Complaints on file 62 154
Model years covered 2004–2006 1990–1999
Worst model year 1993
Best model year 1997
Crashes reported 5 14
Fires reported 0 12
Injuries reported 7 7
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 21% 21.4%

Yamaha FZ6 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 24 38.7%
Electrical System 11 17.7%
Engine & Cooling 10 16.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 14.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.2%
Lights 2 3.2%
Brakes 1 1.6%
Tires 1 1.6%

Ford Taurus SHO by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 62 40.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 11.0%
Brakes 14 9.1%
Electrical System 11 7.1%
Suspension 11 7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 6.5%
Body & Structure 7 4.5%
Other & Unspecified 4 2.6%