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Rhode Island vehicle complaints

3,435 NHTSA complaints filed by Rhode Island drivers across 50 vehicle models, the models your neighbors flag most.

Complaints
3,435
Crashes
214
Models
50

Volume is not severity

According to NHTSA ODI filings attributed to Rhode Island drivers, the Jeep Grand Cherokee leads complaint volume at 197 (#1 of 50) but the Toyota Camry leads crash-linked reports at 26 (#1).

197
Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints #1
26
Toyota Camry crashes #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 LIGHT Crash-flag FLAG (6.2%)

Crash-flagged vs other filings

Rhode Island filings in this extract split 6.2% crash-flagged (FLAG) versus other ODI rows, orthogonal to the make/model top-N bars below.

Rhode Island vs all jurisdictions by NHTSA complaint volume

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

6,911 43rd of 51 higher than 8 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

Rhode Island has more filings than 8 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 Rhode Island drivers. See our methodology.

Rhode Island ODI volume reading

The standout signal in Rhode Island is filing volume: 6,911 owner-attributed NHTSA ODI complaints (#43 of 51, thin-book tercile). Crash-flag share sits at 6.2% (FLAG).

As a thinner-book state, a handful of models can swing the ranking; open the table rows rather than reading the headline alone.

Inside this extract the Jeep Grand Cherokee leads Rhode Island with 197 filings (18 crash-flagged).

Severe outcomes reported in Rhode Island

214
Crash reports
87
Fire incidents
4
Reported fatalities
Most complained make in Rhode Island
Ford (709 complaints)

Most-complained vehicles in Rhode Island

Ranked by NHTSA complaints filed by in-state owners

complaints

What this shows The Jeep Grand Cherokee draws the most NHTSA complaints from Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Jeep Grand Cherokee 197
2 Ford F-150 139
3 Jeep Wrangler 136
4 Honda Accord 128
5 Nissan Altima 113
6 Toyota Camry 109
7 Hyundai Sonata 108
8 Ford Taurus 107
9 Volkswagen Jetta 94
10 Honda CR-V 87
11 Ford Fusion 84
12 Honda Civic 82
13 Ford Escape 79
14 Chevrolet Malibu 77
15 Ford Explorer 75
16 Toyota Tundra 73
17 Hyundai Elantra 73
18 Toyota 4runner 71
19 Ford Focus 69
20 Ford Windstar 67
21 Toyota Tacoma 66
22 Volkswagen Passat 65
23 Jeep Cherokee 65
24 Dodge Caravan 62
25 Toyota Corolla 61
26 Subaru Outback 61
27 Toyota Rav4 58
28 Honda Odyssey 58
29 Subaru Forester 55
30 Toyota Prius 54
31 Nissan Murano 50
32 Nissan Maxima 50
33 KIA Sorento 50
34 Jeep Liberty 48
35 Hyundai Santa FE 46
36 Ford Ranger 46
37 Chrysler Town AND Country 45
38 Nissan Rogue 44
39 Mercedes-Benz C300 44
40 Chevrolet Blazer 44
41 RAM 1500 43
42 Ford Edge 43
43 Pontiac Grand AM 40
44 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 40
45 Chevrolet Equinox 40
46 Nissan Pathfinder 39
47 Pontiac G6 38
48 Dodge Durango 38
49 Hyundai Tucson 37
50 Honda Pilot 37

Nearest ODI volume peers

Closest owner-attributed complaint totals to Rhode Island's 6,911 filings (LIGHT band) - NHTSA ODI volume stamps, not an alphabetical state strip.

District of Columbia

6,811 · LIGHT · Δ100

Hawaii

6,648 · LIGHT · Δ263

Idaho

7,511 · LIGHT · Δ600

Delaware

7,850 · LIGHT · Δ939
Compare Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Ford F-150 →

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. Rhode Island totals: 3,435 filings across 50 models (LIGHT/FLAG; vintage August 2026).

How Rhode Island compares to the national picture

Rhode Island sits #43 of 51 jurisdictions (LIGHT; thinner third of the book). Absolute counts are small enough that one popular nameplate moves the ranking - open the model pages linked above rather than reading the state headline alone. Inside this extract the Jeep Grand Cherokee leads Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island. A a Rhode Island resident reporting a purchase made elsewhere still tags here. NHTSA does not deduplicate by VIN across years. Treat Rhode Island's LIGHT ranking as directional and open the model pages linked above.

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