2016 car problems

Owners have filed 69,422 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2016 model year, across 288 models with enough data to report on.

69,422

Complaints

14

Cars graded F

3,510

Crashes reported

1,217

Fires reported

The 2016 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2016 cars

Engine & Cooling 13,200 19.0%
Electrical System 8,088 11.7%
Other & Unspecified 7,661 11.0%
Steering 4,657 6.7%
Brakes 4,286 6.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 3,443 5.0%
Body & Structure 3,213 4.6%
Airbags 2,943 4.2%
Lights 1,728 2.5%

2016 complaints by make

Ford 14,426 20.8%
Chevrolet 6,790 9.8%
Honda 5,964 8.6%
Jeep 5,037 7.3%
Hyundai 4,809 6.9%
KIA 4,781 6.9%
Nissan 3,092 4.5%
Dodge 2,843 4.1%
RAM 2,801 4.0%
GMC 2,125 3.1%
Toyota 2,109 3.0%
Subaru 1,903 2.7%
Tesla 1,714 2.5%
Chrysler 1,377 2.0%
Mercedes Benz 1,303 1.9%
Mazda 1,125 1.6%
Volkswagen 1,071 1.5%
BMW 972 1.4%
Acura 840 1.2%
Buick 561 0.8%

The cleanest 2016 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years