FaultScore

2001 car problems

Owners have filed 65,574 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2001 model year, across 372 models with enough data to report on.

65,574

Complaints

21

Cars graded F

5,354

Crashes reported

2,310

Fires reported

The 2001 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2001 cars

Engine & Cooling 8,682 13.2%
Brakes 7,728 11.8%
Electrical System 6,503 9.9%
Suspension 5,196 7.9%
Body & Structure 4,553 6.9%
Airbags 4,472 6.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 3,285 5.0%
Steering 2,735 4.2%
Lights 2,214 3.4%

2001 complaints by make

Ford 13,359 20.4%
Chevrolet 8,356 12.7%
Dodge 6,644 10.1%
Toyota 4,067 6.2%
Honda 3,749 5.7%
Chrysler 2,264 3.5%
Volkswagen 2,114 3.2%
Pontiac 2,049 3.1%
Jeep 1,797 2.7%
GMC 1,670 2.5%
Nissan 1,454 2.2%
Hyundai 1,370 2.1%
Mazda 1,235 1.9%
Volvo 1,213 1.8%
KIA 1,154 1.8%
BMW 1,130 1.7%
Oldsmobile 1,072 1.6%
Mitsubishi 1,046 1.6%
Mercedes Benz 1,042 1.6%
Buick 950 1.4%

The cleanest 2001 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years