Where each one leads
Ford E-150
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
GMC Savana
- Against cars of the same year, the GMC Savana comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 51% less often than average) than the Ford E-150 (fails 23% less 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
| Ford E-150 | GMC Savana | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1989–2023 | 1993–2026 |
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
| Ford E-150 | GMC Savana | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −23% | −51% |
| US owner complaints | 967 | 348 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Model year with most complaints | 1994 (121) | 1999 (49) |
| US recall campaigns | 48 | 58 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 617 | 22,988 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 21 | 7 |
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
| Ford E-150 | GMC Savana | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 14.0 l/100 km (2011) |
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).