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Used-car engine and transmission complaints, by model year
For each model year: the share of NHTSA owner complaints that are about the engine, transmission or fuel system, complaints by component, what owners reported, and the years either side. Same analysis as the VIN report; the report adds the car's own engine, up to 15 owner reports, and a one-tap check of its open recalls.
60%+ very high■ 40–59% high signal■ 33–39% elevated■ under 33% no elevated signal■ too few complaints to score
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Audi
BMW
Buick
Cadillac
XT4
Chevrolet
Cruze
Chevrolet Cruze years to avoid →Chrysler
Voyager
Dodge
Fiat
Ford
GMC
Genesis
Honda
HR-V
Honda HR-V years to avoid →Insight
Honda Insight years to avoid →Hyundai
Infiniti
QX80
Jeep
Patriot
Jeep Patriot years to avoid →Kia
Land Rover
Lexus
Lincoln
MKX
Lincoln MKX years to avoid →MINI
Mazda
CX-50
Mazda6
Mazda Mazda6 years to avoid →MX-5 Miata
Mercedes-Benz
Mitsubishi
Eclipse Cross
Nissan
Maxima
Nissan Maxima years to avoid →Ram
Subaru
BRZ
Toyota
Sequoia
Volkswagen
Passat
Volkswagen Passat years to avoid →Volvo
No tracked model matches that. The tool can still score any year, make and model without a VIN.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not any individual vehicle.