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Which cars have the most equipment problems

Owners have filed 22,447 complaints with NHTSA about the equipment & accessories. These are the models and model years that account for most of them.

Read these as volume, not as a reliability ranking: a model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone.

Worst model years for equipment problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2000 Ford Focus 118 2% 44,500 B
1991 Acura Legend 67 42% 90,500 F
2002 Ford Explorer 62 2% 64,460 A
2003 Infiniti G35 54 7% 85,000 A
2003 Honda Accord 52 2% 48,500 A
1996 Chrysler Town AND Country 51 4% 114,000 A
2006 Honda Odyssey 50 6% 22,000 A
1995 Ford Windstar 46 1% 49,780 A
1995 Dodge Intrepid 45 5% 143,000 A
2022 Ford F-150 45 5% 15,829 C
1997 Ford F-150 44 1% 140,500 A
1998 Chevrolet Malibu 44 3% 65,000 A
1995 Dodge Neon 43 3% — B
1996 Dodge Caravan 43 2% 66,000 A
1996 Ford Contour 43 5% 48,500 A
1997 Ford Explorer 42 2% 87,107 A
2001 Nissan Pathfinder 42 14% 61,000 C
2005 Honda Odyssey 42 4% 37,400 A
2002 Buick Rendezvous 41 6% 60,084 A
1993 Ford Taurus 40 2% 112,424 A
2002 Honda Cr-V 40 6% 82,260 A
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee 39 4% 133,207 A
1994 Dodge Intrepid 39 4% 70,000 A
1999 Pontiac Grand AM 39 3% 39,500 A
2004 Ford F-150 39 2% 38,000 A

Equipment problems by brand

Every brand's record for this part, across its whole range.

Ford equipment problems 3,064 Chevrolet equipment problems 2,396 Dodge equipment problems 1,865 Toyota equipment problems 1,280 Honda equipment problems 1,134 Jeep equipment problems 900 Chrysler equipment problems 775 Nissan equipment problems 721 Pontiac equipment problems 544 Volkswagen equipment problems 527 GMC equipment problems 509 Mercury equipment problems 457 KIA equipment problems 402 Hyundai equipment problems 378 Fleetwood equipment problems 356 Plymouth equipment problems 345 Buick equipment problems 333 Forest River equipment problems 328 Mazda equipment problems 314 Cadillac equipment problems 269 Mercedes Benz equipment problems 258 Volvo equipment problems 258 Lincoln equipment problems 257 Acura equipment problems 245 BMW equipment problems 240 Oldsmobile equipment problems 239 Mitsubishi equipment problems 227 Keystone equipment problems 196 Saturn equipment problems 196 Winnebago equipment problems 187 Infiniti equipment problems 165 Subaru equipment problems 163 Lexus equipment problems 155 Audi equipment problems 141 Coachmen equipment problems 104 Thor Motor Coach equipment problems 98 Suzuki equipment problems 87 RAM equipment problems 80 Jayco equipment problems 78 Isuzu equipment problems 75

Models with the most equipment problems

Jeep Grand Cherokee 451 6.9%

Worst in 1995

Ford Explorer 427 6.5%

Worst in 2002

Honda Accord 340 5.2%

Worst in 2003

Ford Taurus 322 4.9%

Worst in 1993

Dodge Caravan 309 4.7%

Worst in 1996

Ford F-150 307 4.7%

Worst in 2022

Toyota Camry 301 4.6%

Worst in 2007

Ford Focus 250 3.8%

Worst in 2000

Chrysler Town AND Country 244 3.7%

Worst in 1996

Honda Civic 223 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Chevrolet Malibu 223 3.4%

Worst in 1998

Volkswagen Jetta 206 3.1%

Worst in 1994

Dodge Intrepid 201 3.1%

Worst in 1995

Dodge Grand Caravan 201 3.1%

Worst in 1996

Honda Cr-V 197 3.0%

Worst in 2002

Honda Odyssey 196 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Ford Windstar 181 2.8%

Worst in 1995

Chevrolet S10 176 2.7%

Worst in 1996

Pontiac Grand AM 171 2.6%

Worst in 1999

Ford Expedition 169 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Dodge RAM 1500 168 2.6%

Worst in 2001

Dodge Durango 167 2.5%

Worst in 1998

Plymouth Voyager 150 2.3%

Worst in 1996

Toyota Sienna 148 2.3%

Worst in 2004

Chevrolet Impala 144 2.2%

Worst in 2002

Mercury Sable 142 2.2%

Worst in 1993

Chevrolet Suburban 136 2.1%

Worst in 1994

Jeep Cherokee 134 2.0%

Worst in 2014

Ford Contour 134 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Chevrolet Blazer 133 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files each complaint against a specific sub-assembly. These are the ones named most often inside equipment & accessories.

AIR Conditioner 6,791 31.5%
Equipment 6,122 28.4%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 2,304 10.7%
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 1,417 6.6%
Recreational Vehicle/Trailer 1,315 6.1%
Trailer Hitches 763 3.5%
Electrical 719 3.3%
Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift 623 2.9%
Carrier/Rack 541 2.5%
Navigational System(Global Positioning System) 275 1.3%
Labels 205 0.9%
Infotainment 136 0.6%
Anti-Theft Devices 129 0.6%
Owners/Service/Other Manual 123 0.6%
Tv/Radio/Speakers 119 0.6%