Where each one leads
Dodge Dakota
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2011 Dodge Dakota uses 14.0 l/100 km, the 1999 Ford F-250 16.4.
Ford F-250
- Against cars of the same year, the Ford F-250 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 51% less often than average) than the Dodge Dakota (fails 13% more often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Dodge Dakota | Ford F-250 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1985–2011 | 1989–2014 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Dodge Dakota | Ford F-250 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | +13% | −51% |
| US owner complaints | 6,629 | 4,267 |
| Most complaints about | Suspension | Steering |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (806) | 1999 (581) |
| US recall campaigns | 49 | 54 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,298 | 1,892 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 44 | 65 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Dakota | Ford F-250 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.0 l/100 km (2011) | 16.4 l/100 km (1999) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).