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Which cars have the most stability control problems

Owners have filed 23,937 complaints with NHTSA about the stability & traction control. 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 stability control problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2009 Chevrolet Malibu 277 12% 115,000 B
2002 Toyota Sequoia 274 24% 122,396 C
2010 Chevrolet Malibu 250 11% 84,910 B
2003 Toyota Sequoia 216 25% 87,000 C
2011 Chevrolet Malibu 189 12% 84,250 B
2001 Toyota Sequoia 184 21% 128,000 C
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 161 7% 65,000 B
2010 Ford Fusion 155 2% 87,300 A
2009 Chevrolet Impala 154 11% 83,217 C
2011 Chevrolet Impala 150 18% 68,994 C
2012 Chevrolet Malibu 139 9% 93,000 B
2004 Toyota Sequoia 132 23% 85,500 C
2013 Chevrolet Impala 125 27% 55,000 C
2011 Chevrolet Traverse 124 13% 75,392 B
2014 Chevrolet Traverse 120 14% 75,000 B
2005 Toyota Sequoia 118 21% 90,900 C
2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid 117 12% 110,050 B
2012 Chevrolet Cruze 110 8% 60,500 B
2015 Chrysler 200 109 3% 55,000 A
2005 Chevrolet Corvette 108 15% 37,003 C
2014 Chevrolet Impala 107 10% 69,000 A
2011 Ford Fusion 103 3% 73,000 A
2005 Honda Pilot 101 11% 109,440 B
2010 Toyota Prius 98 3% 10,000 B
2010 Chevrolet Impala 95 13% 77,000 B

Stability control problems by brand

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

Models with the most stability control problems

Chevrolet Malibu 1,330 12.2%

Worst in 2009

Toyota Sequoia 1,001 9.2%

Worst in 2002

Chevrolet Impala 971 8.9%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2011

Ford Fusion 482 4.4%

Worst in 2010

Toyota Prius 419 3.8%

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2014

Hyundai Sonata 392 3.6%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2007

Chevrolet Cruze 382 3.5%

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2005

Dodge Journey 291 2.7%

Worst in 2015

Worst in 2014

Jeep Cherokee 266 2.4%

Worst in 2014

Ford Escape 245 2.2%

Worst in 2008

Honda Pilot 241 2.2%

Worst in 2005

Honda Accord 236 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Toyota Sienna 236 2.2%

Worst in 2004

Jeep Wrangler 231 2.1%

Worst in 2018

Ford F-150 228 2.1%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2010

Ford Explorer 218 2.0%

Worst in 2013

GMC Acadia 215 2.0%

Worst in 2008

Pontiac G6 213 2.0%

Worst in 2010

Chrysler 200 206 1.9%

Worst in 2015

Volkswagen Jetta 200 1.8%

Worst in 2009

Hyundai Elantra 198 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Nissan Altima 193 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Ford Edge 191 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Chevrolet Tahoe 189 1.7%

Worst in 2007

Exactly what failed

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

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 21,253 88.8%
Traction Control System 2,341 9.8%
Automatic (Asc) 323 1.3%
Control Module 19 0.1%
Software 1 0.0%