State profile
Texas vehicle complaints
69,639 NHTSA complaints filed by Texas drivers across 50 vehicle models, the models your neighbors flag most.
- Complaints
- 69,639
- Crashes
- 4,345
- Models
- 50
Volume is not severity
According to NHTSA ODI filings attributed to Texas drivers, the Ford F-150 leads both complaint volume and crash-linked reports at 4,987 complaints and 259 crash reports (#1 each), but the Ford Explorer leads reported fatalities at 101 (#1).
- 4,987
- Ford F-150 complaints #1
- 259
- Ford F-150 crashes #1
- 101
- 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.
Crash-flagged vs other filings
Texas filings in this extract split 6.2% crash-flagged (FLAG) versus other ODI rows, orthogonal to the make/model top-N bars below.
Texas vs all jurisdictions by NHTSA complaint volume
Where this state's owner-attributed ODI complaint count sits among every state and DC on PlainCars
147,187 2nd of 51 higher than 49 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
Texas has more filings than 49 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 Texas drivers. See our methodology.
Texas ODI volume reading
The standout signal in Texas is filing volume: 147,187 owner-attributed NHTSA ODI complaints (#2 of 51, heavy-book tercile). Crash-flag share sits at 6.2% (FLAG).
As a heavy-book state, population and reporting culture inflate absolute counts - pair Texas's local leaderboard with national model pages before treating volume as a defect rate.
Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Texas with 4,987 filings (259 crash-flagged).
Severe outcomes reported in Texas
Most-complained vehicles in Texas
Ranked by NHTSA complaints filed by in-state owners
- Ford F-150
Ford F-150
4,987 complaints
- Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer
3,566 complaints
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2,534 complaints
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Grand Cherokee
2,266 complaints
- Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion
2,264 complaints
- Ford Escape
Ford Escape
2,236 complaints
- Ford Focus
Ford Focus
2,115 complaints
- Honda Accord 1,953
Honda Accord
1,953 complaints
- Chevrolet Malibu 1,925
Chevrolet Malibu
1,925 complaints
- RAM 1500 1,786
RAM 1500
1,786 complaints
What this shows The Ford F-150 draws the most NHTSA complaints from Texas 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 Texas
Nearest ODI volume peers
Closest owner-attributed complaint totals to Texas's 147,187 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. Texas totals: 69,639 filings across 50 models (DENSE/FLAG; vintage August 2026).
How Texas compares to the national picture
Texas sits #2 of 51 jurisdictions on owner-attributed ODI volume (DENSE; 49 file fewer) - a heavy-book footprint that tracks population more than per-vehicle defect rates. Pair the FLAG crash-flag share (6.2%) with national model rankings before treating a local leaderboard as a reliability verdict. Inside this extract the Ford F-150 leads Texas 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 Texas. A a Texas resident reporting a purchase made elsewhere still tags here. NHTSA does not deduplicate by VIN across years. Treat Texas's DENSE ranking as directional and open the model pages linked above.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.