Least reliable used cars by NHTSA complaints per 10,000 built

These 50 model years drew the most NHTSA owner complaints for every 10,000 cars built. The rate puts models that sell in large and small numbers on the same scale.

How this list is ranked

Complaints per 10,000 built is a model year's NHTSA owner complaints divided by its production, times 10,000.
Production is the number of cars the maker reported building for that model year to NHTSA under Early Warning Reporting (EWR).
Only model years with at least 10,000 built and from 2023 or earlier are ranked. Production for newer model years is not final.
At most 3 model years per model are listed, so one model can't fill the list. Ties are listed by make, model and year.
It covers 48 models of used cars, SUVs, pickups and minivans with a model page on this site: Chevrolet Colorado, Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Traverse, Chrysler Pacifica, Ford Bronco, Ford Escape, Ford Explorer, Ford F-150, Ford Ranger, GMC Terrain, Honda Accord, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic, Honda HR-V, Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Kia Sorento, Kia Sportage, Kia Telluride, Mazda CX-5, Nissan Altima, Nissan Frontier, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Rogue, Nissan Sentra, Ram 1500, Subaru Crosstrek, Subaru Forester, Subaru Outback, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Prius, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Sienna, Toyota Tacoma and Toyota Tundra.
The ranked model years run from 2010 to 2023.
Source: NHTSA owner complaints and EWR production reports, as of October 26, 2026.

Rank	Model year	Complaints per 10,000 built	Complaints	Built	Model
1	2016 Hyundai Tucson	156.3	1,617	103,465	All years
2	2011 Ford Explorer	144.4	1,196	82,807	All years
3	2010 Toyota Prius	112.5	2,822	250,737	All years
4	2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee	112.3	1,637	145,722	All years
5	2011 Hyundai Sonata	111.9	3,376	301,675	All years
6	2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee	111.8	1,641	146,784	All years
7	2013 Nissan Pathfinder	111.4	890	79,910	All years
8	2010 Ford Escape	102.5	2,069	201,866	All years
9	2013 Kia Sorento	97.3	981	100,874	All years
10	2012 Ford Explorer	95.1	827	86,916	All years
11	2012 Kia Sportage	93.6	392	41,880	All years
12	2013 Ford Explorer	93.3	2,234	239,413	All years
13	2017 Chrysler Pacifica	92.5	1,521	164,370	All years
14	2016 Honda Pilot	91.4	1,699	185,858	All years
15	2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee	90.7	802	88,444	All years
16	2013 Ford Escape	88.4	2,748	310,761	All years
17	2014 Kia Sorento	88.2	986	111,797	All years
18	2018 Honda Odyssey	88.1	988	112,162	All years
19	2013 Kia Sportage	87.6	381	43,473	All years
20	2020 Kia Telluride	87.2	758	86,920	All years
21	2011 Kia Sorento	82.6	1,517	183,758	All years
22	2010 Chevrolet Traverse	80.9	669	82,719	All years
23	2012 Hyundai Sonata	77.3	1,556	201,421	All years
24	2015 Chevrolet Colorado	76.2	491	64,458	All years
25	2018 Honda Ridgeline	75.2	161	21,396	All years
26	2017 Hyundai Tucson	73.4	1,084	147,743	All years
27	2018 Chrysler Pacifica	70.9	869	122,631	All years
28	2023 Honda HR-V	70.5	686	97,291	All years
29	2010 Jeep Wrangler	69.6	686	98,604	All years
30	2019 Honda Odyssey	69.2	960	138,644	All years
31	2017 Honda Ridgeline	68.3	339	49,612	All years
32	2020 Hyundai Palisade	67.0	533	79,496	All years
33	2020 Ford Escape	63.6	1,524	239,625	All years
34	2018 Jeep Wrangler	62.3	1,817	291,440	All years
35	2020 Honda Odyssey	62.1	465	74,907	All years
36	2013 Nissan Altima	61.7	2,310	374,392	All years
37	2013 Hyundai Sonata	60.9	1,908	313,494	All years
38	2019 Honda Pilot	60.6	903	148,923	All years
39	2017 Honda Pilot	59.9	920	153,552	All years
40	2010 GMC Terrain	59.6	290	48,619	All years
41	2012 Hyundai Santa Fe	59.4	353	59,414	All years
42	2014 Nissan Pathfinder	59.4	573	96,516	All years
43	2012 Jeep Wrangler	58.8	833	141,784	All years
44	2011 Ford F-150	56.4	2,137	378,987	All years
45	2020 Subaru Outback	56.2	896	159,306	All years
46	2010 Chevrolet Equinox	56.1	784	139,663	All years
47	2017 Honda CR-V	55.7	1,766	317,079	All years
48	2018 Honda Accord	55.1	1,876	340,674	All years
49	2019 Subaru Outback	55.0	1,033	187,800	All years
50	2014 Chevrolet Traverse	54.9	547	99,591	All years

What these numbers can't show

Here 'least reliable' means the most NHTSA complaints per 10,000 built.
Complaints are unverified reports that owners filed with NHTSA. They don't show repair costs, or problems owners never reported.
Older model years have had more time to draw complaints, so the measure favors newer years.
A few model years have no production match in EWR and are left out.