FaultScore

2017 car problems

Owners have filed 68,622 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2017 model year, across 300 models with enough data to report on.

68,622

Complaints

26

Cars graded F

3,167

Crashes reported

1,042

Fires reported

The 2017 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2017 cars

Engine & Cooling 15,119 22.0%
Electrical System 8,134 11.9%
Other & Unspecified 7,143 10.4%
Brakes 4,422 6.4%
Steering 3,983 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 3,744 5.5%
Airbags 2,585 3.8%
Body & Structure 2,575 3.8%
Suspension 1,777 2.6%

2017 complaints by make

Ford 15,453 22.5%
Chevrolet 6,869 10.0%
Honda 6,285 9.2%
Hyundai 5,740 8.4%
Jeep 4,326 6.3%
KIA 3,217 4.7%
Nissan 3,016 4.4%
RAM 2,766 4.0%
Chrysler 2,660 3.9%
Subaru 2,419 3.5%
GMC 2,351 3.4%
Toyota 2,243 3.3%
Dodge 1,436 2.1%
Tesla 1,148 1.7%
Mercedes Benz 1,054 1.5%
Volkswagen 969 1.4%
BMW 779 1.1%
Audi 751 1.1%
Lincoln 654 1.0%
Acura 644 0.9%

The cleanest 2017 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years