FaultScore

Worst years for a Keystone Cougar

Owners have filed 201 complaints about the Keystone Cougar with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2026. More of them are about the tires than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Keystone Cougar

28 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly tires.

Cleanest on record

2007 Keystone Cougar

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Keystone Cougar year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 3 0 0 Body & Structure
2023 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2022 3 0 0 Brakes
2021 4 0 0 Tires
2020 5 0 0 Suspension
2019 B 16 0 0 Body & Structure
2018 7 0 0 100 Body & Structure
2017 3 0 0 Body & Structure
2016 9 0 3 Suspension
2015 7 0 0 Suspension
2014 7 0 0 Lights
2013 7 0 1 Body & Structure
2012 9 0 0 250 Body & Structure
2011 B 12 0 0 4,000 Body & Structure
2010 D 15 1 0 2,750 Body & Structure
2009 6 0 0 Body & Structure
2008 D 15 1 2 5,000 Tires
2007 A 11 0 0 Tires
2006 6 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2005 7 0 1 Tires
2004 D 28 1 1 4,500 Tires
2003 8 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2002 6 0 0 Tires
2001 4 0 0 Suspension
2000 2 0 0 Equipment & Accessories

What breaks on a Keystone Cougar

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Tires 52 25.9%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 42 20.9%

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2004

Suspension 22 10.9%

Worst in 2019

Electrical System 12 6.0%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 11 5.5%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 9 4.5%

Worst in 2008

Wheels 9 4.5%

Worst in 2010

Lights 2 1.0%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 2 1.0%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 1 0.5%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 0.5%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.5%

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed on a Keystone Cougar

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Recreational Vehicle/Trailer 18 31.0%
Body 15 25.9%
Tread/Belt 8 13.8%
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire 4 6.9%
Multiple Axle 3 5.2%
Bumpers 3 5.2%
Frame AND Members 3 5.2%
Sidewall 2 3.4%
Step/Ladder 1 1.7%
Refrigerator 1 1.7%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Keystone Cougar, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2002 peak 6 Aug 2026

Compare the Keystone Cougar

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.