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Which cars have the most tire problems

Owners have filed 40,309 complaints with NHTSA about the tires. 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 tire problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1997 Ford Explorer 764 36% 78,000 F
1998 Ford Explorer 750 32% 86,000 F
1996 Ford Explorer 650 36% 140,000 F
1999 Ford Explorer 397 23% 84,000 F
1994 Ford Explorer 385 25% 94,200 F
1997 Ford F-150 334 10% 74,545 B
1993 Ford Explorer 272 24% 105,948 F
2000 Ford Explorer 237 20% 62,500 F
1995 Ford Explorer 223 21% 102,000 F
1999 Ford Expedition 205 18% 77,950 D
2000 Ford Excursion 192 30% 42,612 F
1999 Ford Ranger 187 19% 103,000 D
2000 Ford Expedition 176 15% 52,000 C
1998 Ford F-150 163 10% 96,500 B
1997 Mercury Mountaineer 162 41% F
2000 Ford Ranger 150 18% 40,156 D
1998 Ford Ranger 146 20% 50,580 F
1992 Ford Explorer 142 17% 100,316 F
2004 Nissan Maxima 142 8% 28,869 B
2004 Toyota Sienna 131 5% 19,000 A
2000 Ford F-350 122 33% 58,831 F
2000 Ford F-250 115 28% 50,000 F
1999 Ford F-250 114 16% 53,000 C
1991 Ford Explorer 113 15% 2,000 F
1998 Mercury Mountaineer 105 35% 80,000 F

Tire problems by brand

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

Models with the most tire problems

Ford Explorer 4,187 26.5%

Worst in 1997

Ford F-150 1,187 7.5%

Worst in 1997

Ford Ranger 900 5.7%

Worst in 1999

Ford Expedition 689 4.4%

Worst in 1999

Toyota Camry 551 3.5%

Worst in 2002

Toyota Sienna 550 3.5%

Worst in 2004

Ford F-250 516 3.3%

Worst in 2000

Honda Civic 484 3.1%

Worst in 2007

Honda Accord 444 2.8%

Worst in 2001

Worst in 1999

Ford F-350 432 2.7%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 1999

Ford Taurus 396 2.5%

Worst in 2000

Ford Focus 396 2.5%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 1997

Worst in 1996

Dodge RAM 1500 296 1.9%

Worst in 2009

Ford Excursion 296 1.9%

Worst in 2000

Chevrolet Malibu 287 1.8%

Worst in 1999

Honda Cr-V 279 1.8%

Worst in 2014

Toyota Tacoma 269 1.7%

Worst in 1998

Nissan Maxima 259 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Ford F-350 SD 251 1.6%

Worst in 2000

Ford F-250 SD 249 1.6%

Worst in 2000

Toyota Corolla 238 1.5%

Worst in 1999

Chevrolet Impala 231 1.5%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2009

Chevrolet Tahoe 227 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Honda Odyssey 219 1.4%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed

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

Tires 24,770 61.5%
Tread/Belt 9,231 22.9%
Sidewall 2,730 6.8%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 1,844 4.6%
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire 939 2.3%
Valve 560 1.4%
Bead 196 0.5%
Markings 30 0.1%
Tube 9 0.0%