2010 car problems

Owners have filed 67,487 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2010 model year, across 310 models with enough data to report on.

67,487

Complaints

10

Cars graded F

3,461

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 8,147 12.1%
Electrical System 7,804 11.6%
Engine & Cooling 7,649 11.3%
Steering 7,287 10.8%
Brakes 6,294 9.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 4,148 6.1%
Other & Unspecified 3,367 5.0%
Body & Structure 2,596 3.8%
Lights 1,842 2.7%

2010 complaints by make

Ford 14,806 21.9%
Chevrolet 8,501 12.6%
Toyota 8,105 12.0%
Dodge 5,802 8.6%
Honda 2,891 4.3%
Chrysler 2,808 4.2%
Nissan 2,715 4.0%
Volkswagen 2,633 3.9%
Mercury 1,979 2.9%
Hyundai 1,890 2.8%
Mazda 1,855 2.7%
Jeep 1,823 2.7%
Mercedes Benz 1,469 2.2%
GMC 1,442 2.1%
BMW 1,128 1.7%
Subaru 1,057 1.6%
Lexus 835 1.2%
Cadillac 812 1.2%
KIA 762 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