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Vehicle Safety Rankings

Vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaint data, recalls, and safety ratings.

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Most Complained Models

# Vehicle Count
1 FORD F-150 45,624
2 FORD EXPLORER 42,132
3 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 39,285
4 FORD ESCAPE 34,642
5 HONDA ACCORD 30,820
6 FORD FOCUS 29,538
7 CHEVROLET MALIBU 28,985
8 FORD FUSION 28,242
9 FORD TAURUS 23,867
10 TOYOTA CAMRY 23,201
11 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 22,161
12 JEEP WRANGLER 21,786
13 HYUNDAI SONATA 21,712
14 JEEP CHEROKEE 20,437
15 HONDA CR-V 20,090
16 NISSAN ALTIMA 20,032
17 HONDA CIVIC 19,764
18 FORD WINDSTAR 19,456
19 DODGE DURANGO 19,139
20 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 18,994
21 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 18,729
22 FORD EDGE 17,239
23 RAM 1500 15,767
24 HONDA ODYSSEY 15,581
25 DODGE RAM 1500 15,420

Most Dangerous (Deaths & Crashes)

# Vehicle Deaths Crashes
1 2022 TESLA MODEL Y 303 141
2 2010 HONDA CIVIC 137 48
3 1987 FORD BRONCO 120 3
4 1999 DODGE DURANGO 100 153
5 1996 MAZDA 626 99 43
6 2006 HONDA PILOT 99 31
7 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE 99 27
8 2001 BENTLEY ARNAGE 99 1
9 2016 LEXUS CT 99 0
10 1996 FORD EXPLORER 89 248
11 2017 TESLA MODEL X 56 38
12 2000 FORD FOCUS 50 358
13 2010 FORD EXPLORER 50 13
14 2002 NISSAN XTERRA 48 33
15 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 47 42
16 1997 FORD EXPLORER 41 180
17 2011 LINCOLN MKS 40 3
18 2001 DODGE NEON 38 50
19 2015 FORD TRANSIT 36 8
20 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER 33 58
21 1998 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK 32 11
22 1995 CHEVROLET C30 30 5
23 1997 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS 30 1
24 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE 30 1
25 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 27 194

Top 5 most-complained-about model-years

Top 5 most-complained-about model-years Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (complaints). Top 5 most-complained-about model-years Top 5 1. undefined FORD F-150 45,624 2. undefined FORD EXPLORER 42,132 3. undefined JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 39,285 4. undefined FORD ESCAPE 34,642 5. undefined HONDA ACCORD 30,820 Top 5 vehicle model-years by NHTSA consumer complaint count. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) Complaints database.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) — Complaints, Recalls, Investigations + NHTSA NCAP/IIHS safety ratings NHTSA ODI complaints (1979-2026), recalls, deaths, crashes, fires + safety ratings · 2026 NHTSA ODI data updated continuously as complaints, recalls, and investigations are filed; not all complaints are confirmed defects. Safety ratings from NHTSA NCAP / IIHS where available.