FaultScore

2011 car problems

Owners have filed 72,559 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2011 model year, across 309 models with enough data to report on.

72,559

Complaints

8

Cars graded F

3,483

Crashes reported

1,599

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 10,378 14.3%
Electrical System 9,381 12.9%
Airbags 8,115 11.2%
Steering 7,646 10.5%
Other & Unspecified 4,652 6.4%
Brakes 4,261 5.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 4,186 5.8%
Body & Structure 3,101 4.3%
Lights 2,367 3.3%
Suspension 2,029 2.8%

2011 complaints by make

Ford 16,321 22.5%
Chevrolet 8,534 11.8%
Hyundai 6,302 8.7%
Dodge 6,229 8.6%
Toyota 4,526 6.2%
Jeep 4,116 5.7%
KIA 3,770 5.2%
BMW 2,940 4.1%
Nissan 2,458 3.4%
Honda 2,217 3.1%
GMC 2,046 2.8%
Chrysler 1,984 2.7%
Volkswagen 1,866 2.6%
Mercedes Benz 1,399 1.9%
Subaru 1,363 1.9%
Buick 1,035 1.4%
Cadillac 813 1.1%
Mazda 797 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