FaultScore

2002 car problems

Owners have filed 71,907 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2002 model year, across 377 models with enough data to report on.

71,907

Complaints

29

Cars graded F

5,590

Crashes reported

2,230

Fires reported

The 2002 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2002 cars

Engine & Cooling 8,955 12.5%
Brakes 8,164 11.4%
Electrical System 6,830 9.5%
Suspension 5,900 8.2%
Airbags 5,377 7.5%
Body & Structure 4,439 6.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 3,528 4.9%
Steering 2,877 4.0%
Lights 2,543 3.5%

2002 complaints by make

Ford 14,425 20.1%
Chevrolet 9,609 13.4%
Toyota 5,637 7.8%
Dodge 4,905 6.8%
Jeep 4,341 6.0%
Honda 4,280 6.0%
Nissan 2,601 3.6%
Volkswagen 2,246 3.1%
GMC 2,019 2.8%
Chrysler 1,961 2.7%
Pontiac 1,625 2.3%
Buick 1,480 2.1%
Mercury 1,325 1.8%
Hyundai 1,302 1.8%
KIA 1,215 1.7%
Subaru 1,152 1.6%
Saturn 1,071 1.5%
BMW 1,024 1.4%
Mazda 994 1.4%
Oldsmobile 975 1.4%

The cleanest 2002 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years