FaultScore

1996 car problems

Owners have filed 48,022 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 1996 model year, across 251 models with enough data to report on.

48,022

Complaints

7

Cars graded F

3,911

Crashes reported

1,551

Fires reported

The 1996 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 1996 cars

Engine & Cooling 6,980 14.5%
Brakes 6,329 13.2%
Electrical System 3,974 8.3%
Airbags 3,266 6.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,812 5.9%
Suspension 2,643 5.5%
Steering 2,375 4.9%
Body & Structure 1,857 3.9%
Tires 1,733 3.6%

1996 complaints by make

Ford 9,007 18.8%
Dodge 8,934 18.6%
Chevrolet 6,908 14.4%
Plymouth 2,777 5.8%
Chrysler 2,679 5.6%
Jeep 1,905 4.0%
GMC 1,780 3.7%
Toyota 1,634 3.4%
Pontiac 1,415 2.9%
Mercury 1,361 2.8%
Honda 1,117 2.3%
Nissan 890 1.9%
Oldsmobile 839 1.7%
Buick 819 1.7%
Mazda 674 1.4%
Lincoln 552 1.1%
Mitsubishi 526 1.1%
Saturn 514 1.1%
Cadillac 511 1.1%
Volvo 373 0.8%

The cleanest 1996 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years