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Trending vehicles most-discussed in the database

2010 ford Fusion
3 recalls · 5,115 complaints · reliability 2.7/5
2012 ford Focus
1 recall · 3,778 complaints · reliability 2.9/5
2011 hyundai Sonata
6 recalls · 3,361 complaints · reliability 2.5/5
2010 toyota Prius
2 recalls · 2,817 complaints · reliability 2.9/5
2011 ford Fusion
4 recalls · 2,773 complaints · reliability 2.5/5
2013 ford Escape
5 recalls · 2,737 complaints · reliability 2.6/5
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Browse by problem type most common categories across the fleet

Electrical
71,225 complaints · 2017 vehicles
Engine
68,553 complaints · 1732 vehicles
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68,385 complaints · 1795 vehicles
Steering
48,875 complaints · 1452 vehicles
Airbags
36,679 complaints · 1448 vehicles
Brakes
27,852 complaints · 1315 vehicles
Body
18,462 complaints · 1083 vehicles
Visibility
14,221 complaints · 929 vehicles

What owners are reporting recent NHTSA-filed complaints · verbatim

2024 toyota RAV4 · steering
2024 Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD, VIN [XXX]. Steering defect appeared at approximately 12,000 miles (April 2025). Vehicle pulls significantly to the right, requiring constant steering correction. Driver must continuously hold left side of steering…
12/31/2025
2024 toyota Tacoma · brakes Crash
The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for recall service related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V058000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). While driving at 15-30 MPH, the vehicle…
12/31/2025
2024 toyota Tundra · powertrain
You step on accelerator and it doesn’t accelerate… it lags and almost caused accident more than 4 times! Throttle body won’t open up and go. I feel they need to remap the system.
12/31/2025
2024 honda Prologue · other Injury
Automatic Emergency Braking often triggers for no reason when backing up this vehicle. This is a safety issue 1) Random stops in a parking lot are disorienting to both the driver of the car and the drivers around them 2) The AEB system…
12/31/2025
2024 jeep Grand Cherokee · electrical
Battery system still malfunctions after both 73C and 68C were performed by dealer. After these "updates to software" my battery discharges to unusable levels. This occurs after a full charge and the vehicle sets for three to four days…
12/31/2025
2024 gmc Acadia · engine
Apparently many vehicles like mine and including mine have defective radiator hoses or a poor set up with routing causing issues with the hoses. They are developing cracks/leaks causing poor circulation in the cooling system as well as…
12/31/2025

Latest critical recalls most recent · all severities

critical NHTSA 19V782000 31/10/2019

2012 mazda CX-7 — Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 CX-7, CX-9, and 2009-2012 Maza6 vehicles

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

critical NHTSA 16V384000 31/05/2016

2011 ford Fusion — Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

critical NHTSA 24V834000 30/10/2024

2019 volkswagen Beetle — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

critical NHTSA 20V188000 30/03/2020

2017 nissan NV — Nissan North America, Inc

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

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