Vehicle Safety Database
Recalls, complaints, crash test ratings and safety data for every vehicle sold in the United States since 1966.
All Manufacturers
Select any manufacturer to see their complete recall history, consumer complaints, safety ratings and affected models.
ACURA
2,732 recalls
ALFA ROMEO
247 recalls
AMERICAN MOTORS
181 recalls
ASTON MARTIN
312 recalls
AUDI
3,115 recalls
BENTLEY
362 recalls
BMW
4,951 recalls
BUGATTI
170 recalls
BUICK
976 recalls
CADILLAC
1,051 recalls
CHEVROLET
6,121 recalls
CHRYSLER
1,201 recalls
DAEWOO
60 recalls
DODGE
3,475 recalls
EAGLE
95 recalls
FERRARI
675 recalls
FIAT
125 recalls
FORD
15,599 recalls
GENESIS
545 recalls
GEO
44 recalls
GMC
3,633 recalls
HONDA
9,963 recalls
HUMMER
39 recalls
HYUNDAI
1,537 recalls
INFINITI
1,131 recalls
JAGUAR
1,298 recalls
JEEP
1,639 recalls
KIA
1,457 recalls
LAMBORGHINI
129 recalls
LAND ROVER
2,558 recalls
LEXUS
5,648 recalls
LINCOLN
2,661 recalls
LUCID
76 recalls
MASERATI
283 recalls
MAZDA
888 recalls
MCLAREN
164 recalls
MERCEDES-BENZ
44,519 recalls
MERCURY
1,059 recalls
MINI
284 recalls
MITSUBISHI
1,236 recalls
NISSAN
3,404 recalls
OLDSMOBILE
577 recalls
PLYMOUTH
731 recalls
POLESTAR
49 recalls
PONTIAC
1,066 recalls
PORSCHE
2,603 recalls
RAM
1,574 recalls
RIVIAN
118 recalls
ROLLS-ROYCE
292 recalls
SAAB
248 recalls
SATURN
261 recalls
SUBARU
1,955 recalls
SUZUKI
681 recalls
TESLA
995 recalls
TOYOTA
9,770 recalls
VOLKSWAGEN
1,897 recalls
VOLVO
2,957 recalls
Most Recalled Manufacturers
Manufacturers ranked by total number of recall campaigns issued since 1966. A higher count does not necessarily mean worse quality, it can also reflect larger production volumes and proactive safety response.
| # | Manufacturer | Recall Campaigns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCEDES-BENZ | 44,519 | View |
| 2 | FORD | 15,599 | View |
| 3 | HONDA | 9,963 | View |
| 4 | TOYOTA | 9,770 | View |
| 5 | CHEVROLET | 6,121 | View |
| 6 | LEXUS | 5,648 | View |
| 7 | BMW | 4,951 | View |
| 8 | GMC | 3,633 | View |
| 9 | DODGE | 3,475 | View |
| 10 | NISSAN | 3,404 | View |
Most Complained Vehicles
Individual vehicles (make, model, year) with the highest number of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA. These are real reports submitted by vehicle owners describing safety problems they experienced.
| # | Vehicle | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 FORD FUSION | 7,026 | 174 | 22 | 3 | View |
| 2 | 2000 FORD FOCUS | 5,152 | 358 | 171 | 50 | View |
| 3 | 2012 FORD FOCUS | 4,986 | 189 | 36 | 3 | View |
| 4 | 1995 FORD WINDSTAR | 4,799 | 179 | 66 | 2 | View |
| 5 | 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA | 4,627 | 211 | 164 | 5 | View |
| 6 | 2002 FORD EXPLORER | 4,100 | 178 | 71 | 6 | View |
| 7 | 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE | 3,970 | 114 | 42 | 1 | View |
| 8 | 2013 FORD F-150 | 3,960 | 124 | 52 | 6 | View |
| 9 | 2018 RAM 2500 | 3,804 | 171 | 59 | 3 | View |
| 10 | 2013 FORD ESCAPE | 3,684 | 77 | 116 | 0 | View |
Understanding Vehicle Safety Data
RecallCheck organizes vehicle safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into searchable profiles for every manufacturer, model, and model year. A recall campaign is issued when a safety defect is found in a vehicle's design or manufacturing, this could be anything from a faulty airbag to a brake line that corrodes prematurely. By federal law, the manufacturer must notify owners and provide a free repair.
Consumer complaints are reports filed directly by vehicle owners who experienced a safety problem. NHTSA uses these reports to identify potential defects that may warrant an investigation or recall. Each complaint includes the specific component involved, a description of the problem, and flags for crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths. High complaint volumes for a specific vehicle can signal a pattern that NHTSA investigators should examine.
Safety data should be one factor, not the only factor, when evaluating a vehicle. Production volume, vehicle age, and the severity of reported issues all matter. A manufacturer with a million vehicles on the road will naturally have more complaints than one with ten thousand. Use this data to compare vehicles within the same class and make informed decisions about purchases, maintenance, and recall repairs.
Latest Recall Campaigns
The most recently issued safety recall campaigns from NHTSA. Each campaign may affect multiple vehicle makes, models and years.