State profile
Minnesota vehicle complaints
15,011 NHTSA complaints filed by Minnesota drivers across 50 vehicle models, the models your neighbors flag most.
- Complaints
- 15,011
- Crashes
- 688
- Models
- 50
Volume is not severity
According to NHTSA ODI filings attributed to Minnesota drivers, the Ford F-150 leads complaint volume at 921 (#1 of 50 tracked models) but the Jeep Grand Cherokee leads crash-linked reports at 44 (#1); the Toyota Camry leads reported fatalities at 5 (#1).
- 921
- Ford F-150 complaints #1
- 44
- Jeep Grand Cherokee crashes #1
- 5
- Toyota Camry 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
Minnesota filings in this extract split 4.6% crash-flagged (FLAG) versus other ODI rows, orthogonal to the make/model top-N bars below.
Minnesota vs all jurisdictions by NHTSA complaint volume
Where this state's owner-attributed ODI complaint count sits among every state and DC on PlainCars
29,842 24th of 51 higher than 27 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
Minnesota has more filings than 27 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 Minnesota drivers. See our methodology.
Minnesota make-concentration reading
The standout signal in Minnesota is make concentration: Ford accounts for 4,550 filings (30.3% of the state book), beside 29,842 total complaints (FULL).
Mid-pack volume still shows a clear model fingerprint; the table below is the actionable layer for Minnesota owners.
Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Minnesota with 921 filings (23 crash-flagged).
Severe outcomes reported in Minnesota
Most-complained vehicles in Minnesota
Ranked by NHTSA complaints filed by in-state owners
- Ford F-150
Ford F-150
921 complaints
- Ford Escape
Ford Escape
646 complaints
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Grand Cherokee
619 complaints
- Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer
581 complaints
- Ford Taurus
Ford Taurus
551 complaints
- Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Malibu
519 complaints
- Chrysler Town AND Country
Chrysler Town AND Country
500 complaints
- Dodge Grand Caravan
Dodge Grand Caravan
449 complaints
- Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion
448 complaints
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
437 complaints
What this shows The Ford F-150 draws the most NHTSA complaints from Minnesota 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 Minnesota
Nearest ODI volume peers
Closest owner-attributed complaint totals to Minnesota's 29,842 filings (FULL 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. Minnesota totals: 15,011 filings across 50 models (FULL/FLAG; vintage August 2026).
How Minnesota compares to the national picture
Minnesota sits #24 of 51 jurisdictions on owner-attributed ODI volume (FULL; 27 file fewer). Absolute counts track population and reporting culture more than per-vehicle defect rates; pair Minnesota's FLAG crash-flag share (4.6%) with model-level national rankings. Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Minnesota 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 Minnesota. A a Minnesota resident reporting a purchase made elsewhere still tags here. NHTSA does not deduplicate by VIN across years. Treat Minnesota's FULL ranking as directional and open the model pages linked above.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.