ford pinto

Every year in the database, side by side

By model year

8 years

Year	Complaints	Investigations
1971	0	0
1972	1	0
1973	0	0
1974	0	0
1975	0	0
1976	1	1
1978	1	0
1980	2	0

Counts rise with how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so an older year has had more time to collect complaints. A year that stands out against its neighbours is worth a closer look.

Comparing years

Open any year for the full report: complaints by component, recall remedies, open investigations, crash ratings and EPA figures.