FaultScore

2021 car problems

Owners have filed 38,879 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2021 model year, across 266 models with enough data to report on.

38,879

Complaints

13

Cars graded F

2,051

Crashes reported

508

Fires reported

The 2021 cars to avoid

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

What broke on 2021 cars

Engine & Cooling 5,995 15.4%
Electrical System 5,122 13.2%
Other & Unspecified 3,920 10.1%
Brakes 2,320 6.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,256 5.8%
Steering 1,616 4.2%
Airbags 1,248 3.2%
Body & Structure 1,091 2.8%

2021 complaints by make

Ford 6,384 16.4%
Tesla 3,550 9.1%
Chevrolet 3,252 8.4%
Jeep 3,214 8.3%
Honda 2,658 6.8%
Toyota 2,619 6.7%
KIA 2,133 5.5%
Volkswagen 1,931 5.0%
GMC 1,848 4.8%
Hyundai 1,761 4.5%
RAM 1,532 3.9%
Nissan 1,192 3.1%
Subaru 1,084 2.8%
Chrysler 760 2.0%
Mercedes Benz 545 1.4%
BMW 500 1.3%
Audi 481 1.2%
Mazda 469 1.2%
Dodge 332 0.9%
Acura 310 0.8%

The cleanest 2021 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years