1997 car problems
Owners have filed 49,942 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 1997 model year, across 284 models with enough data to report on.
49,942
Complaints
13
Cars graded F
3,875
Crashes reported
2,110
Fires reported
The 1997 cars to avoid
Graded D or F against the other years of their own model.
Mercury Marquis
62 complaints · engine & cooling
Mitsubishi Mirage
105 complaints · engine & cooling
Ford Ford Truck
47 complaints · tires
Ford Escort
729 complaints · airbags
Mercury Tracer
181 complaints · airbags
Ford E-350
96 complaints · tires
Ford E-250
31 complaints · engine & cooling
Pontiac Grand Prix
1,064 complaints · steering
Ford F-150
3,285 complaints · engine & cooling
Ford Expedition
1,065 complaints · suspension
Honda Prelude
88 complaints · transmission & drivetrain
GMC Savana
63 complaints · brakes
Mercury Mountaineer
399 complaints · tires
Saturn SC1
98 complaints · electrical system
Chevrolet Blazer
1,098 complaints · brakes
Dodge Caravan
1,028 complaints · airbags
Dodge RAM
513 complaints · brakes
GEO Metro
90 complaints · engine & cooling
Suzuki Sidekick
52 complaints · engine & cooling
Ford Explorer
2,150 complaints · tires
Chevrolet Cavalier
751 complaints · engine & cooling
Buick Park Avenue
355 complaints · engine & cooling
Pontiac Sunfire
257 complaints · steering
Dodge VAN
41 complaints · brakes
What broke on 1997 cars
1997 complaints by make
The cleanest 1997 cars on record
Graded A against the other years of their own model.