Of the 7 Armada model years with a verified US sales figure (2008, 2010, 2011 and 2017–2020), only one drew enough complaints to be ranked against the others.
Median across these years: 0.62 per 1,000 sold in the first three years. A model year well above its own nameplate’s median is the signal worth acting on.
Each model year with a verified denominator. Follow a year for what owners reported about it.
| Model year | Per 1,000 | Complaints | Most-reported part |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.90 | 29 | Electrical System 35% |
| 2008 | 0.70 | 11 | Service Brakes 32% |
| 2017 | 0.64 | 23 | Electrical System 26% |
| 2010 | 0.62 | 9 | Unknown Or Other 16% |
| 2018 | 0.50 | 17 | Electrical System 34% |
| 2020 | 0.23 | 6 | Electrical System 23% |
| 2011 | 0.21 | 4 | Engine 15% |
Safety complaints owners filed with NHTSA in each model year’s first three years on the road, divided by how many were sold, so a year that sold twice as many cars is not penalised for it.
Too few owners filed complaints about them to rank them. Few reports is not the same as a good year, so those years are left out of best and worst.