2011 car problems

Owners have filed 72,617 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2011 model year, across 309 models with enough data to report on.

72,617

Complaints

8

Cars graded F

3,486

Crashes reported

1,600

Fires reported

The 2011 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2011 cars

Engine & Cooling 10,390 14.3%
Electrical System 9,394 12.9%
Airbags 8,119 11.2%
Steering 7,652 10.5%
Other & Unspecified 4,656 6.4%
Brakes 4,265 5.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 4,188 5.8%
Body & Structure 3,101 4.3%
Lights 2,369 3.3%
Suspension 2,031 2.8%

2011 complaints by make

Ford 16,327 22.5%
Chevrolet 8,539 11.8%
Hyundai 6,308 8.7%
Dodge 6,231 8.6%
Toyota 4,532 6.2%
Jeep 4,121 5.7%
KIA 3,774 5.2%
BMW 2,945 4.1%
Nissan 2,458 3.4%
Honda 2,221 3.1%
GMC 2,046 2.8%
Chrysler 1,987 2.7%
Volkswagen 1,869 2.6%
Mercedes Benz 1,399 1.9%
Subaru 1,363 1.9%
Buick 1,036 1.4%
Cadillac 815 1.1%
Mazda 798 1.1%
Lincoln 527 0.7%
Lexus 469 0.6%

The cleanest 2011 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years