Public safety data / NHTSA owner complaints
What actually
breaks.
Americans have filed 2,143,402 complaints with federal safety regulators about their cars. We turn them into model-year failure profiles, so you can see what goes wrong before you buy—not after.
01 / Failure profiles02 / VIN decoding03 / Live recalls
02 / Explore
Most-reported vehicles
2010 Ford Fusion 7,032 complaints · 23.6% steering 2000 Ford Focus 5,152 complaints · 27.3% electrical system 2012 Ford Focus 4,987 complaints · 29.3% power train 1995 Ford Windstar 4,799 complaints · 38.5% engine and engine cooling 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4,628 complaints · 25.4% steering 2002 Ford Explorer 4,100 complaints · 38.6% power train 2014 Jeep Cherokee 3,977 complaints · 37.0% power train 2013 Ford F-150 3,972 complaints · 34.1% power train 2018 RAM 2500 3,854 complaints · 47.8% service brakes 2013 Ford Escape 3,688 complaints · 34.3% engine 2007 Toyota Camry 3,672 complaints · 13.9% vehicle speed control 2011 Ford Fusion 3,666 complaints · 39.4% steering
High volume usually means the model sold well, not that it is the worst car. Compare within a model, not across them.
03 / Severity
Complaints reporting a fatality
2022 Tesla Model Y 307 complaints reporting a death · 1,619 total 2010 Honda Civic 137 complaints reporting a death · 490 total 1999 Dodge Durango 100 complaints reporting a death · 3,172 total 1996 Mazda 626 99 complaints reporting a death · 426 total 2006 Honda Pilot 99 complaints reporting a death · 332 total 2006 Honda Ridgeline 99 complaints reporting a death · 297 total 1996 Ford Explorer 89 complaints reporting a death · 1,818 total 2017 Tesla Model X 56 complaints reporting a death · 419 total
04 / Index
Browse by model
Honda Accord 36 model years Honda Civic 36 model years Ford F-150 35 model years Jeep Wrangler 35 model years Ford Explorer 33 model years Jeep Grand Cherokee 33 model years Toyota Corolla 33 model years Toyota Camry 32 model years Honda CR-V 30 model years Chevrolet Silverado 1500 30 model years Ford Mustang 30 model years Nissan Altima 29 model years Dodge Grand Caravan 29 model years Hyundai Elantra 29 model years Chevrolet Tahoe 29 model years Chevrolet Suburban 29 model years GMC Sierra 1500 29 model years Toyota Tacoma 29 model years