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Kansas vehicle complaints

7,444 NHTSA complaints filed by Kansas drivers across 50 vehicle models, the models your neighbors flag most.

Complaints
7,444
Crashes
340
Models
50

Volume is not severity

According to NHTSA ODI filings attributed to Kansas drivers, the Ford F-150 leads complaint volume at 443 (#1 of 50 tracked models) but the Toyota Camry leads crash-linked reports at 26 (#1); the Honda Civic leads reported fatalities at 12 (#1).

443
Ford F-150 complaints #1
26
Toyota Camry crashes #1
12
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.

ODI volume FULL Crash-flag FLAG (4.6%)

Crash-flagged vs other filings

Kansas filings in this extract split 4.6% crash-flagged (FLAG) versus other ODI rows, orthogonal to the make/model top-N bars below.

Kansas vs all jurisdictions by NHTSA complaint volume

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

15,668 32nd of 51 higher than 19 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

Kansas has more filings than 19 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 Kansas drivers. See our methodology.

Kansas ODI volume reading

The standout signal in Kansas is filing volume: 15,668 owner-attributed NHTSA ODI complaints (#32 of 51, mid-book tercile). Crash-flag share sits at 4.6% (FLAG).

Mid-pack volume still shows a clear model fingerprint; the table below is the actionable layer for Kansas owners.

Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Kansas with 443 filings (15 crash-flagged).

Severe outcomes reported in Kansas

340
Crash reports
177
Fire incidents
16
Reported fatalities
Most complained make in Kansas
Ford (2,667 complaints)

Most-complained vehicles in Kansas

Ranked by NHTSA complaints filed by in-state owners

complaints

What this shows The Ford F-150 draws the most NHTSA complaints from Kansas 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 Kansas

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Ford F-150 443
2 Ford Explorer 373
3 Ford Escape 321
4 Ford Fusion 309
5 Ford Focus 297
6 Jeep Grand Cherokee 268
7 Chevrolet Malibu 235
8 Ford Edge 220
9 Ford Taurus 215
10 Chrysler Town AND Country 208
11 Dodge Durango 192
12 Ford Windstar 190
13 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 190
14 Hyundai Sonata 181
15 Jeep Wrangler 177
16 Dodge RAM 1500 161
17 Dodge Grand Caravan 158
18 Honda Accord 156
19 Toyota Camry 135
20 Nissan Altima 135
21 KIA Sorento 128
22 Honda CR-V 123
23 Ford F-250 123
24 RAM 1500 118
25 Jeep Cherokee 113
26 Chrysler Pacifica 113
27 Honda Civic 112
28 Chevrolet Cobalt 110
29 Honda Odyssey 106
30 Chevrolet Impala 105
31 Dodge Caravan 97
32 Chevrolet Suburban 97
33 Pontiac Grand Prix 93
34 Chevrolet Tahoe 93
35 Subaru Outback 92
36 Dodge Intrepid 92
37 GMC Sierra 1500 89
38 Ford Ranger 89
39 Ford Mustang 87
40 Chevrolet Silverado 87
41 Volkswagen Jetta 86
42 Pontiac G6 86
43 KIA Optima 85
44 Hyundai Elantra 83
45 Chevrolet Traverse 83
46 GMC Acadia 80
47 Chevrolet Equinox 80
48 Dodge Charger 78
49 Toyota Prius 77
50 Jeep Liberty 75

Nearest ODI volume peers

Closest owner-attributed complaint totals to Kansas's 15,668 filings (FULL band) - NHTSA ODI volume stamps, not an alphabetical state strip.

Mississippi

15,388 · FULL · Δ280

Nevada

16,067 · FULL · Δ399

Arkansas

16,230 · FULL · Δ562

Iowa

14,831 · LIGHT · Δ837
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. Kansas totals: 7,444 filings across 50 models (FULL/FLAG; vintage August 2026).

How Kansas compares to the national picture

Kansas sits #32 of 51 jurisdictions on owner-attributed ODI volume (FULL; 19 file fewer). Absolute counts track population and reporting culture more than per-vehicle defect rates; pair Kansas's FLAG crash-flag share (4.6%) with model-level national rankings. Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Kansas 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 Kansas. A a Kansas resident reporting a purchase made elsewhere still tags here. NHTSA does not deduplicate by VIN across years. Treat Kansas's FULL ranking as directional and open the model pages linked above.

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