2021 car problems

Owners have filed 39,622 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2021 model year, across 269 models with enough data to report on.

39,622

Complaints

15

Cars graded F

2,075

Crashes reported

514

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 6,191 15.6%
Electrical System 5,200 13.1%
Other & Unspecified 3,994 10.1%
Brakes 2,340 5.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,322 5.9%
Steering 1,639 4.1%
Airbags 1,264 3.2%
Body & Structure 1,112 2.8%

2021 complaints by make

Ford 6,485 16.4%
Tesla 3,580 9.0%
Chevrolet 3,334 8.4%
Jeep 3,244 8.2%
Honda 2,734 6.9%
Toyota 2,661 6.7%
KIA 2,178 5.5%
Volkswagen 1,968 5.0%
GMC 1,930 4.9%
Hyundai 1,786 4.5%
RAM 1,553 3.9%
Nissan 1,209 3.1%
Subaru 1,090 2.8%
Chrysler 769 1.9%
Mercedes Benz 564 1.4%
BMW 528 1.3%
Audi 486 1.2%
Mazda 474 1.2%
Dodge 346 0.9%
Acura 314 0.8%

The cleanest 2021 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years