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Other sites compare brands with logos. We compare the actual year-models you’re deciding between — federal complaint files, recall stacks, and the failure that decides each fight.

37 refereed matchups · 412 year-model reports · any two comparable side by side

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We line up years of the same model, or two rivals from the same segment in the same year. Refereed matchups get a full verdict. Everything else gets the numbers, side by side.

The refereed matchups

Full workups: the board, where each one bites, and the tiebreakers — every fact from the two federal-data reports.

Full-size pickups · 2019

Squawking

2019 Ram 1500

1,444

complaints · 29 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

1,033

complaints · 10 recalls

Two launch years, two gambles: the Ram's is paperwork, the Chevy's is parts.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2022

Squawking

2022 Toyota Tundra

415

complaints · 13 recalls

versus
Squawking

2022 Ford F-150

551

complaints · 22 recalls

Both new-era trucks squawk. The Tundra's nightmare is covered — the Ford's wear item isn't.Read it →

Three-row SUVs · 2021

Squawking

2021 Toyota Highlander

486

complaints · 4 recalls

versus
Chirping

2021 Honda Pilot

399

complaints · 10 recalls

The reputations flip this year: the Pilot is the quiet one, and the Highlander carries the transmission bet.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2018

Fainted

2018 Honda CR-V

2,072

complaints · 5 recalls

versus
Squawking

2018 Nissan Rogue

609

complaints · 3 recalls

The trap-year derby: two different roads to an $8,000 repair.Read it →

Midsize sedans · 2022

Calm

2022 Toyota Camry

59

complaints · 1 recall

versus
Calm

2022 Honda Accord

265

complaints · 4 recalls

The 2018 fight, four years on: both grew up, and either is a yes.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2018

Calm

2018 Toyota RAV4

341

complaints · 3 recalls

versus
Fainted

2018 Honda CR-V

2,072

complaints · 5 recalls

The rare matchup that isn't close. One is the buy — the other needs an $8,000 receipt to qualify.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2021

Squawking

2021 Ford F-150

926

complaints · 28 recalls

versus
Squawking

2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

755

complaints · 8 recalls

Both trucks squawk. The tiebreak is which uncovered failure you'd rather own.Read it →

Midsize sedans · 2018

Squawking

2018 Toyota Camry

754

complaints · 7 recalls

versus
Squawking

2018 Honda Accord

1,893

complaints · 6 recalls

Two redesign years, one uncovered failure each — and one escape hatch each.Read it →

Compact cars · 2022

Squawking

2022 Honda Civic

872

complaints · 4 recalls

versus
Calm

2022 Toyota Corolla

97

complaints · 0 recalls

The safe-pick question has a plain answer this year: the Corolla, by a mile.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2021

Chirping

2021 Toyota RAV4

494

complaints · 5 recalls

versus
Squawking

2021 Nissan Rogue

268

complaints · 10 recalls

The complaint counts point one way, the recall stacks the other. Read both before you pick.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2019

Squawking

2019 Toyota RAV4

889

complaints · 8 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 Honda CR-V

1,057

complaints · 8 recalls

Paperwork decides the RAV4. A test drive decides the CR-V.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2019

Chirping

2019 Ford F-150

953

complaints · 9 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 Ram 1500

1,444

complaints · 29 recalls

The sorted year of the old truck against the loud launch of the new one. Paperwork decides it.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2019

Squawking

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

1,033

complaints · 10 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 GMC Sierra 1500

406

complaints · 10 recalls

Same truck, two badges, one lifter lottery. The tiebreak is the individual truck, not the brand.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2020

Chirping

2020 Ford F-150

506

complaints · 10 recalls

versus
Chirping

2020 GMC Sierra 1500

434

complaints · 12 recalls

Two quiet years, two different bargains: the buy-year of the old Ford against the covered year of the new GMC.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2021

Squawking

2021 Ram 1500

653

complaints · 14 recalls

versus
Calm

2021 Toyota Tundra

23

complaints · 3 recalls

The modern truck's engine is the story. The old truck's engine is the reason to buy it.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2020

Chirping

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

678

complaints · 12 recalls

versus
Calm

2020 Toyota Tundra

45

complaints · 5 recalls

A Calm V8 against a Chirping one. The Tundra's risks are free fixes; the Chevy's are a coverage clock and a coin flip.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2021

Squawking

2021 GMC Sierra 1500

506

complaints · 7 recalls

versus
Calm

2021 Toyota Tundra

23

complaints · 3 recalls

The first year of one V8's failure recall against the last year of another V8's run. The send-off wins the paper fight.Read it →

Full-size pickups · 2021

Squawking

2021 Ram 1500

653

complaints · 14 recalls

versus
Squawking

2021 GMC Sierra 1500

506

complaints · 7 recalls

Both trucks Squawk over their engines. The tiebreak: the Ram's failures bill the owner, the Sierra's headline is on GM.Read it →

Midsize pickups · 2021

Calm

2021 Toyota Tacoma

76

complaints · 0 recalls

versus
Squawking

2021 Chevrolet Colorado

69

complaints · 1 recall

The complaint counts are nearly tied. The failure modes are not even close.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2022

Calm

2022 Toyota RAV4

157

complaints · 3 recalls

versus
Chirping

2022 Honda CR-V

228

complaints · 3 recalls

Both nameplates hit their cleanest year at once. The tiebreak is which leftover risk you'd rather carry.Read it →

Three-row SUVs · 2020

Squawking

2020 Ford Explorer

1,155

complaints · 32 recalls

versus
Chirping

2020 Toyota Highlander

307

complaints · 4 recalls

Two redesigns, opposite launches: one shipped into a recall storm, the other reused a sorted drivetrain and stayed quiet.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2022

Calm

2022 Toyota RAV4

157

complaints · 3 recalls

versus
Calm

2022 Mazda CX-5

62

complaints · 0 recalls

Two Calm files in the same year. The tiebreak is a short list of oddities — and which ones are free to fix.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2019

Squawking

2019 Honda CR-V

1,057

complaints · 8 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 Mazda CX-5

260

complaints · 2 recalls

Both Squawk, for opposite reasons: the Honda risks a steering bill, the Mazda risks a cylinder head.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2021

Chirping

2021 Honda CR-V

305

complaints · 4 recalls

versus
Calm

2021 Subaru Forester

207

complaints · 0 recalls

The Subaru outgrew its old reputation. The Honda kept its one habit.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2019

Squawking

2019 Toyota RAV4

889

complaints · 8 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 Subaru Forester

831

complaints · 3 recalls

Two loud redesign launches. Both are buyable — but only with the program work documented.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2021

Calm

2021 Hyundai Tucson

72

complaints · 1 recall

versus
Chirping

2021 Kia Sportage

48

complaints · 2 recalls

Corporate cousins with the same engine history — one carries the safety net, the other doesn't.Read it →

Compact SUVs · 2021

Chirping

2021 Ford Escape

343

complaints · 19 recalls

versus
Calm

2021 Chevrolet Equinox

86

complaints · 4 recalls

The settled Chevy against the recall-stacked Ford. Both fix for free — one just asks for a lot more verifying.Read it →

Three-row SUVs · 2020

Fainted

2020 Kia Telluride

736

complaints · 7 recalls

versus
Fainted

2020 Hyundai Palisade

517

complaints · 5 recalls

Twin flagships, and both canaries fainted. If you want a 2020, buy the paperwork, not the badge.Read it →

Three-row SUVs · 2022

Squawking

2022 Kia Telluride

305

complaints · 7 recalls

versus
Calm

2022 Toyota Highlander

222

complaints · 5 recalls

The glass-and-screens year against the settled one. The Highlander asks one question; the Telluride asks seven.Read it →

Midsize sedans · 2019

Chirping

2019 Toyota Camry

395

complaints · 6 recalls

versus
Squawking

2019 Nissan Altima

223

complaints · 7 recalls

The lower complaint count is the trap: the Altima is a redesign with an engine-bearing recall, the Camry a known quantity you can screen in a test drive.Read it →

Midsize sedans · 2019

Squawking

2019 Honda Accord

1,171

complaints · 6 recalls

versus
Chirping

2019 Hyundai Sonata

162

complaints · 0 recalls

The reputation gap runs backwards here: the Accord's 1.5T carries a $7,000 uncovered failure; the Sonata's oil question has a campaign behind it.Read it →

Compact cars · 2021

Calm

2021 Honda Civic

133

complaints · 4 recalls

versus
Chirping

2021 Hyundai Elantra

155

complaints · 7 recalls

The settled last year against the fixed-up first year. The Civic asks fewer questions.Read it →

Minivans · 2020

Squawking

2020 Honda Odyssey

433

complaints · 14 recalls

versus
Chirping

2020 Toyota Sienna

36

complaints · 2 recalls

The quiet file hides the bigger bill: the Sienna's loudest complaints are $9,000 transmissions; the Odyssey's is a $2,400 camera.Read it →

Minivans · 2021

Chirping

2021 Honda Odyssey

130

complaints · 8 recalls

versus
Squawking

2021 Chrysler Pacifica

375

complaints · 8 recalls

The Honda's problems are water finding wires. The Chrysler's are a recall queue with a child-seat latch at the front of it.Read it →

Off-road SUVs · 2021

Calm

2021 Toyota 4Runner

34

complaints · 1 recall

versus
Squawking

2021 Jeep Wrangler

865

complaints · 15 recalls

Thirty-four complaints against 865. The 4Runner's homework is a wheel balance; the Wrangler's is a park-outside fire recall.Read it →

Electric cars · 2022

Calm

2022 Tesla Model 3

748

complaints · 17 recalls

versus
Chirping

2022 Tesla Model Y

830

complaints · 19 recalls

Same showroom, different maturity: the Model 3 is the sorted one; the Model Y is a year of two halves, decided by build date.Read it →

Full-size SUVs · 2021

Squawking

2021 Chevrolet Tahoe

421

complaints · 16 recalls

versus
Squawking

2021 GMC Yukon

295

complaints · 13 recalls

The pickup twins' story repeats at full size: same launch year, same 6.2L recall — buy the campaign history, not the grille.Read it →

Don’t see your matchup? Use the picker above — any two of our 412 year-models compare side by side, numbers pulled live from both reports. Refereed verdicts land where the requests pile up, so picking a pair is also a vote.