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Arizona vehicle complaints

17,905 NHTSA complaints filed by Arizona drivers across 50 vehicle models, the models your neighbors flag most.

Complaints
17,905
Crashes
1,135
Models
50

Volume is not severity

According to NHTSA ODI filings attributed to Arizona drivers, the Ford F-150 leads complaint volume at 889 (#1 of 50) but the Ford Explorer leads crash-linked reports at 79 (#1). Reported fatalities peak on the Ford Explorer at 13 (#1).

889
Ford F-150 complaints #1
79
Ford Explorer crashes #1
13
Ford Explorer deaths #1

Counts sum NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints self-reported by owners in this state. Crash and fatality flags come from those filings, not a separate crash registry.

ODI volume HEAVY Crash-flag FLAG (6.3%)

Crash-flagged vs other filings

Arizona filings in this extract split 6.3% crash-flagged (FLAG) versus other ODI rows, orthogonal to the make/model top-N bars below.

Arizona vs all jurisdictions by NHTSA complaint volume

Where this state's owner-attributed ODI complaint count sits among every state and DC on PlainCars

40,095 16th of 51 higher than 35 of 51 jurisdictions

States and DC, banded by owner-attributed NHTSA ODI complaint count

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NHTSA ODI owner-reported state field · 2026-08-08

Arizona has more filings than 35 of 51 jurisdictions in this extract. Absolute volume tracks population and reporting culture; it is not a per-vehicle defect rate.

Data updated August 2026. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation, more than 2,000,000 owner filings sit in the national ODI file; this page counts the subset attributed to Arizona drivers. See our methodology.

Arizona ODI volume reading

The standout signal in Arizona is filing volume: 40,095 owner-attributed NHTSA ODI complaints (#16 of 51, heavy-book tercile). Crash-flag share sits at 6.3% (FLAG).

As a heavy-book state, population and reporting culture inflate absolute counts - pair Arizona's local leaderboard with national model pages before treating volume as a defect rate.

Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Arizona with 889 filings (38 crash-flagged).

Severe outcomes reported in Arizona

1,135
Crash reports
315
Fire incidents
36
Reported fatalities
Most complained make in Arizona
Ford (5,077 complaints)

Most-complained vehicles in Arizona

Ranked by NHTSA complaints filed by in-state owners

complaints

What this shows The Ford F-150 draws the most NHTSA complaints from Arizona drivers. State-level volume reflects how common a model is locally as much as its defect rate.

Source NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation As of 2026

Full ranking: top 50 most-complained vehicles in Arizona

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Ford F-150 889
2 Ford Explorer 795
3 Ford Focus 713
4 Jeep Grand Cherokee 663
5 Jeep Wrangler 630
6 Honda Accord 506
7 Chevrolet Malibu 503
8 Ford Escape 502
9 Ford Fusion 475
10 Honda Civic 462
11 Jeep Cherokee 431
12 Dodge Durango 423
13 Ford F-250 419
14 Hyundai Sonata 409
15 Toyota Camry 395
16 Honda CR-V 392
17 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 385
18 Dodge Grand Caravan 384
19 Nissan Altima 369
20 Toyota Prius 364
21 Dodge RAM 1500 358
22 RAM 1500 347
23 Chrysler Town AND Country 320
24 Ford Edge 317
25 Tesla Model 3 304
26 KIA Sorento 303
27 Ford Taurus 288
28 Chevrolet Tahoe 275
29 Toyota Corolla 271
30 Toyota Tacoma 270
31 Dodge RAM 2500 267
32 Hyundai Elantra 266
33 Toyota Rav4 259
34 Chevrolet Corvette 247
35 Chevrolet Cobalt 247
36 Honda Odyssey 245
37 Dodge Caravan 243
38 Nissan Sentra 242
39 Jeep Liberty 240
40 Volkswagen Jetta 233
41 Toyota Tundra 233
42 Hyundai Santa FE 231
43 Hyundai Tucson 230
44 Ford Expedition 229
45 Ford Mustang 225
46 Ford Fiesta 225
47 Chevrolet Suburban 224
48 KIA Optima 221
49 Tesla Model Y 219
50 Chevrolet Impala 217

Nearest ODI volume peers

Closest owner-attributed complaint totals to Arizona's 40,095 filings (HEAVY band) - NHTSA ODI volume stamps, not an alphabetical state strip.

Tennessee

40,798 · HEAVY · Δ703

Washington

39,187 · FULL · Δ908

Missouri

39,109 · FULL · Δ986

Indiana

38,818 · FULL · Δ1,277
Compare Ford F-150 vs Ford Explorer →

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, with fatality-linked filings cross-checked against NHTSA FARS and crash-test ratings drawn from NHTSA NCAP. State is self-reported by the vehicle owner. Arizona totals: 17,905 filings across 50 models (HEAVY/FLAG; vintage August 2026).

How Arizona compares to the national picture

Arizona sits #16 of 51 jurisdictions on owner-attributed ODI volume (HEAVY; 35 file fewer) - a heavy-book footprint that tracks population more than per-vehicle defect rates. Pair the FLAG crash-flag share (6.3%) with national model rankings before treating a local leaderboard as a reliability verdict. Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Arizona volume; check whether that nameplate's local share exceeds its national share before calling a regional pattern.

A note on self-reported state data

The state field on each NHTSA complaint is supplied by the consumer at filing; there is no mandatory check that the owner filed from their registration state, nor that the incident occurred in Arizona. A an Arizona resident reporting a purchase made elsewhere still tags here. NHTSA does not deduplicate by VIN across years. Treat Arizona's HEAVY ranking as directional and open the model pages linked above.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.