FaultScore

1994 car problems

Owners have filed 35,895 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 1994 model year, across 261 models with enough data to report on.

35,895

Complaints

12

Cars graded F

3,921

Crashes reported

1,267

Fires reported

The 1994 cars to avoid

Graded D or F against the other years of their own model.

What broke on 1994 cars

Brakes 6,738 18.8%
Engine & Cooling 4,053 11.3%
Electrical System 2,668 7.4%
Airbags 2,110 5.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,871 5.2%
Body & Structure 1,782 5.0%
Suspension 1,428 4.0%
Seat Belts 1,346 3.7%
Steering 1,269 3.5%

1994 complaints by make

Ford 7,653 21.3%
Chevrolet 6,002 16.7%
Dodge 3,850 10.7%
GMC 1,809 5.0%
Chrysler 1,643 4.6%
Jeep 1,595 4.4%
Mercury 1,463 4.1%
Pontiac 1,208 3.4%
Plymouth 1,065 3.0%
Toyota 939 2.6%
Mazda 889 2.5%
Buick 800 2.2%
Nissan 757 2.1%
Honda 731 2.0%
Lincoln 705 2.0%
Oldsmobile 672 1.9%
Saturn 626 1.7%
Mitsubishi 576 1.6%
GEO 320 0.9%
Mercedes Benz 300 0.8%

The cleanest 1994 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years