State profile
Florida vehicle complaints
63,697 NHTSA complaints filed by Florida drivers across 50 vehicle models, the models your neighbors flag most.
- Complaints
- 63,697
- Crashes
- 3,638
- Models
- 50
Volume is not severity
According to NHTSA ODI filings attributed to Florida drivers, the Ford Explorer leads complaint volume at 3,218 (#1 of 50 tracked models) but the Toyota Camry leads crash-linked reports at 291 (#1); the Honda Civic leads reported fatalities at 135 (#1).
- 3,218
- Ford Explorer complaints #1
- 291
- Toyota Camry crashes #1
- 135
- Honda Civic 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.
Crash-flagged vs other filings
Florida filings in this extract split 5.7% crash-flagged (FLAG) versus other ODI rows, orthogonal to the make/model top-N bars below.
Florida vs all jurisdictions by NHTSA complaint volume
Where this state's owner-attributed ODI complaint count sits among every state and DC on PlainCars
145,685 3rd of 51 higher than 48 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
Florida has more filings than 48 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 Florida drivers. See our methodology.
Florida ODI volume reading
The standout signal in Florida is filing volume: 145,685 owner-attributed NHTSA ODI complaints (#3 of 51, heavy-book tercile). Crash-flag share sits at 5.7% (FLAG).
As a heavy-book state, population and reporting culture inflate absolute counts - pair Florida's local leaderboard with national model pages before treating volume as a defect rate.
Inside this extract the Ford Explorer leads Florida with 3,218 filings (169 crash-flagged).
Severe outcomes reported in Florida
Most-complained vehicles in Florida
Ranked by NHTSA complaints filed by in-state owners
- Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer
3,218 complaints
- Ford F-150
Ford F-150
2,952 complaints
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Grand Cherokee
2,472 complaints
- Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry
2,337 complaints
- Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai Sonata
2,315 complaints
- Honda Accord
Honda Accord
2,185 complaints
- Nissan Altima
Nissan Altima
1,961 complaints
- Ford Focus
Ford Focus
1,928 complaints
- Ford Escape
Ford Escape
1,843 complaints
- Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion
1,662 complaints
What this shows The Ford Explorer draws the most NHTSA complaints from Florida drivers. State-level volume reflects how common a model is locally as much as its defect rate.
Full ranking: top 50 most-complained vehicles in Florida
Nearest ODI volume peers
Closest owner-attributed complaint totals to Florida's 145,685 filings (DENSE band) - NHTSA ODI volume stamps, not an alphabetical state strip.
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. Florida totals: 63,697 filings across 50 models (DENSE/FLAG; vintage August 2026).
How Florida compares to the national picture
Florida sits #3 of 51 jurisdictions on owner-attributed ODI volume (DENSE; 48 file fewer) - a heavy-book footprint that tracks population more than per-vehicle defect rates. Pair the FLAG crash-flag share (5.7%) with national model rankings before treating a local leaderboard as a reliability verdict. Inside this extract the Ford Explorer leads Florida 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 Florida. A a Florida resident reporting a purchase made elsewhere still tags here. NHTSA does not deduplicate by VIN across years. Treat Florida's DENSE ranking as directional and open the model pages linked above.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.