Most reliable used midsize and 3-row SUVs by NHTSA complaints per 10,000 built

These 25 model years of used midsize and 3-row SUVs drew the fewest 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 14 models of used midsize and 3-row SUVs with a model page on this site: Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Bronco, Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Santa Fe, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Kia Sorento, Kia Telluride, Nissan Pathfinder, Subaru Outback, Toyota 4Runner and Toyota Highlander.
The ranked model years run from 2012 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	2021 Kia Sorento	1.9	12	62,114	All years
2	2023 Toyota 4Runner	2.2	32	142,433	All years
3	2021 Toyota 4Runner	2.5	36	146,552	All years
4	2022 Toyota 4Runner	2.9	39	132,795	All years
5	2023 Chevrolet Traverse	4.9	88	179,912	All years
6	2023 Ford Explorer	5.0	108	215,316	All years
7	2016 Toyota Highlander	5.7	110	194,601	All years
8	2012 Nissan Pathfinder	6.6	23	34,760	All years
9	2020 Nissan Pathfinder	7.5	52	69,092	All years
10	2021 Chevrolet Traverse	7.5	89	117,987	All years
11	2023 Subaru Outback	7.6	89	117,100	All years
12	2023 Toyota Highlander	9.1	180	197,920	All years
13	2015 Toyota Highlander	9.6	191	199,139	All years
14	2015 Honda Pilot	10.2	109	107,179	All years
15	2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee	10.4	237	227,000	All years
16	2022 Honda Pilot	10.6	153	144,716	All years
17	2023 Hyundai Santa Fe	10.8	207	192,453	All years
18	2019 Nissan Pathfinder	11.1	76	68,613	All years
19	2022 Ford Explorer	11.3	264	233,079	All years
20	2012 Honda Pilot	13.2	171	129,317	All years
21	2020 Hyundai Santa Fe	13.7	209	152,480	All years
22	2020 Chevrolet Traverse	14.0	226	160,855	All years
23	2023 Kia Sorento	14.7	119	80,946	All years
24	2017 Jeep Wrangler	14.7	309	209,548	All years
25	2020 Kia Sorento	15.8	134	84,571	All years

What these numbers can't show

Here 'reliable' means few 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.