2017 car problems

Owners have filed 69,000 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2017 model year, across 300 models with enough data to report on.

69,000

Complaints

26

Cars graded F

3,181

Crashes reported

1,052

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 15,219 22.1%
Electrical System 8,178 11.9%
Other & Unspecified 7,174 10.4%
Brakes 4,454 6.5%
Steering 4,012 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 3,761 5.5%
Airbags 2,595 3.8%
Body & Structure 2,591 3.8%
Suspension 1,780 2.6%

2017 complaints by make

Ford 15,565 22.6%
Chevrolet 6,883 10.0%
Honda 6,332 9.2%
Hyundai 5,775 8.4%
Jeep 4,337 6.3%
KIA 3,233 4.7%
Nissan 3,025 4.4%
RAM 2,793 4.0%
Chrysler 2,684 3.9%
Subaru 2,425 3.5%
GMC 2,360 3.4%
Toyota 2,253 3.3%
Dodge 1,441 2.1%
Tesla 1,149 1.7%
Mercedes Benz 1,061 1.5%
Volkswagen 975 1.4%
BMW 783 1.1%
Audi 754 1.1%
Lincoln 660 1.0%
Acura 654 0.9%

The cleanest 2017 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years