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.
GEO Tracker
103 complaints · engine & cooling
Oldsmobile Ciera
107 complaints · brakes
Dodge RAM
905 complaints · brakes
Chevrolet Blazer
1,579 complaints · brakes
Chrysler Sebring
481 complaints · suspension
Cadillac Seville
156 complaints · engine & cooling
Pontiac Sunfire
320 complaints · engine & cooling
Buick Regal
273 complaints · brakes
Suzuki Sidekick
81 complaints · transmission & drivetrain
Ford Crown Victoria
358 complaints · engine & cooling
Volvo 960
88 complaints · brakes
Isuzu Hombre
43 complaints · windows, mirrors & wipers
Dodge Pickup
43 complaints · brakes
Saturn Saturn
30 complaints · transmission & drivetrain
Chevrolet S10
875 complaints · brakes
Dodge Stratus
776 complaints · engine & cooling
Land Rover Discovery
111 complaints · brakes
Chevrolet Cavalier
748 complaints · engine & cooling
Lincoln Mark
33 complaints · windows, mirrors & wipers
Plymouth Neon
476 complaints · engine & cooling
Volvo 850
235 complaints · brakes
Mitsubishi Galant
200 complaints · transmission & drivetrain
Hyundai Accent
142 complaints · suspension
Ford E-150
81 complaints · brakes
What broke on 1996 cars
1996 complaints by make
The cleanest 1996 cars on record
Graded A against the other years of their own model.