FaultScore

1999 car problems

Owners have filed 66,393 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 1999 model year, across 353 models with enough data to report on.

66,393

Complaints

15

Cars graded F

5,209

Crashes reported

1,952

Fires reported

The 1999 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 1999 cars

Brakes 10,224 15.4%
Engine & Cooling 8,585 12.9%
Suspension 6,016 9.1%
Electrical System 5,659 8.5%
Airbags 3,531 5.3%
Body & Structure 3,465 5.2%
Steering 3,376 5.1%
Tires 3,062 4.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,602 3.9%

1999 complaints by make

Ford 12,676 19.1%
Dodge 9,498 14.3%
Chevrolet 9,058 13.6%
Jeep 3,193 4.8%
Honda 2,921 4.4%
Pontiac 2,588 3.9%
GMC 2,250 3.4%
Toyota 2,183 3.3%
Chrysler 2,026 3.1%
Mercury 1,920 2.9%
Volkswagen 1,837 2.8%
Oldsmobile 1,619 2.4%
Volvo 1,313 2.0%
KIA 1,242 1.9%
Buick 1,042 1.6%
Isuzu 965 1.5%
Plymouth 919 1.4%
Nissan 834 1.3%
Mercedes Benz 704 1.1%
Mazda 692 1.0%

The cleanest 1999 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years