FaultScore

2010 car problems

Owners have filed 67,449 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2010 model year, across 310 models with enough data to report on.

67,449

Complaints

10

Cars graded F

3,455

Crashes reported

973

Fires reported

The 2010 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2010 cars

Airbags 8,140 12.1%
Electrical System 7,800 11.6%
Engine & Cooling 7,645 11.3%
Steering 7,286 10.8%
Brakes 6,288 9.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 4,145 6.1%
Other & Unspecified 3,364 5.0%
Body & Structure 2,593 3.8%
Lights 1,842 2.7%

2010 complaints by make

Ford 14,800 21.9%
Chevrolet 8,497 12.6%
Toyota 8,100 12.0%
Dodge 5,800 8.6%
Honda 2,890 4.3%
Chrysler 2,808 4.2%
Nissan 2,712 4.0%
Volkswagen 2,633 3.9%
Mercury 1,978 2.9%
Hyundai 1,887 2.8%
Mazda 1,855 2.8%
Jeep 1,821 2.7%
Mercedes Benz 1,467 2.2%
GMC 1,441 2.1%
BMW 1,127 1.7%
Subaru 1,054 1.6%
Lexus 835 1.2%
Cadillac 812 1.2%
KIA 760 1.1%
Buick 713 1.1%

The cleanest 2010 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years