FaultScore

2016 car problems

Owners have filed 69,064 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2016 model year, across 288 models with enough data to report on.

69,064

Complaints

15

Cars graded F

3,493

Crashes reported

1,209

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 13,132 19.0%
Electrical System 8,055 11.7%
Other & Unspecified 7,626 11.0%
Steering 4,630 6.7%
Brakes 4,261 6.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 3,424 5.0%
Body & Structure 3,196 4.6%
Airbags 2,928 4.2%
Lights 1,724 2.5%

2016 complaints by make

Ford 14,327 20.7%
Chevrolet 6,756 9.8%
Honda 5,919 8.6%
Jeep 5,025 7.3%
Hyundai 4,793 6.9%
KIA 4,750 6.9%
Nissan 3,081 4.5%
Dodge 2,835 4.1%
RAM 2,782 4.0%
GMC 2,117 3.1%
Toyota 2,096 3.0%
Subaru 1,897 2.7%
Tesla 1,711 2.5%
Chrysler 1,375 2.0%
Mercedes Benz 1,294 1.9%
Mazda 1,123 1.6%
Volkswagen 1,069 1.5%
BMW 967 1.4%
Acura 832 1.2%
Buick 555 0.8%

The cleanest 2016 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years