Which cars have the most seat problems

Owners have filed 28,603 complaints with NHTSA about the seats. 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 seat problems

Vehicle	Complaints	Share of that year	Median miles	Grade
2005 Nissan Murano	457	39%	66,000	F
2006 Nissan Murano	402	44%	68,000	F
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee	340	10%	75,000	C
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee	313	18%	69,000	D
2007 Nissan Murano	221	25%	70,000	C
2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid	212	71%	7,750	F
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee	180	10%	116,250	C
2014 Dodge Durango	164	16%	70,000	F
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee	149	9%	85,000	D
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee	131	12%	100,000	C
2003 Nissan Murano	111	11%	70,678	A
2010 Mazda MAZDA3	106	12%	68,000	B
2003 Volkswagen Jetta	103	19%	55,000	F
2002 Volkswagen Jetta	102	12%	45,450	F
2003 Volkswagen Passat	98	12%	46,200	F
2014 Chrysler Town AND Country	96	11%	78,500	D
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee	94	4%	110,000	A
2004 Nissan Murano	94	11%	83,904	B
2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx	94	16%	95,000	B
2015 Dodge Durango	92	14%	70,000	D
1995 Chevrolet Suburban	91	16%	100,833	D
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee	91	5%	98,411	C
2001 Ford F-150	89	6%	59,975	B
2015 Dodge Journey	89	10%	68,000	D
2004 Honda Pilot	87	14%	123,000	F

Seat problems by brand

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

Chevrolet seat problems 3,695 Ford seat problems 3,106 Dodge seat problems 2,374 Jeep seat problems 2,301 Nissan seat problems 2,168 Honda seat problems 1,680 Toyota seat problems 1,414 Chrysler seat problems 1,167 BMW seat problems 992 GMC seat problems 948 Volkswagen seat problems 844 Hyundai seat problems 594 Saturn seat problems 581 Mercedes Benz seat problems 537 Mazda seat problems 514 KIA seat problems 512 Subaru seat problems 459 Pontiac seat problems 448 Buick seat problems 402 Mercury seat problems 395 Infiniti seat problems 316 Cadillac seat problems 315 Tesla seat problems 301 Plymouth seat problems 287 Lincoln seat problems 258 Oldsmobile seat problems 226 Volvo seat problems 196 Audi seat problems 163 Acura seat problems 160 Mini seat problems 144 Mitsubishi seat problems 130 Lexus seat problems 112 Suzuki seat problems 90 RAM seat problems 79 GEO seat problems 76

Models with the most seat problems

Jeep Grand Cherokee 1,627 14.5%

Worst in 2014

Nissan Murano 1,326 11.8%

Worst in 2005

Ford Explorer 690 6.1%

Worst in 1998

Honda Accord 584 5.2%

Worst in 2012

Dodge Durango 549 4.9%

Worst in 2014

Chrysler Town AND Country 469 4.2%

Worst in 2014

Volkswagen Jetta 377 3.4%

Worst in 2003

Chevrolet Malibu 373 3.3%

Worst in 2004

Dodge Grand Caravan 355 3.2%

Worst in 2014

Ford F-150 341 3.0%

Worst in 2001

Dodge Journey 305 2.7%

Worst in 2015

Chevrolet Blazer 296 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Chevrolet Suburban 270 2.4%

Worst in 1995

Honda Pilot 253 2.2%

Worst in 2004

Chevrolet S10 250 2.2%

Worst in 2000

Subaru Forester 249 2.2%

Worst in 2010

Chevrolet Silverado 245 2.2%

Worst in 1999

Dodge Caravan 243 2.2%

Worst in 1993

Honda Odyssey 242 2.2%

Worst in 2016

Saturn SL 231 2.1%

Worst in 1995

Toyota Sienna Hybrid 230 2.0%

Worst in 2025

Chevrolet Tahoe 228 2.0%

Worst in 1995

Honda Civic 225 2.0%

Worst in 2006

Volkswagen Passat 215 1.9%

Worst in 2003

Nissan Altima 187 1.7%

Worst in 2013

Toyota Camry 186 1.7%

Worst in 1997

Ford Mustang 180 1.6%

Worst in 1994

Mazda MAZDA3 175 1.6%

Worst in 2010

Tesla Model 3 175 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Honda Cr-V 174 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Exactly what failed

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

Seats 21,483 75.1%

Recliner 3,491 12.2%

Seat Heater/Cooler 1,228 4.3%

Head Restraint 1,061 3.7%

Power Adjust 939 3.3%

Mid/Rear Assembly 357 1.2%

Motorcycle 22 0.1%

Head Restraint 8 0.0%

Critical Fasteners 7 0.0%

Recliner 3 0.0%

Seat Heater/Cooler 2 0.0%

Barriers 2 0.0%