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Cars with the most electrical problems

Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures. Owners have filed 197,717 complaints about it with NHTSA, describing 4,574 crashes and 4,208 injuries.

Vehicles with the most electrical complaints

#VehicleElectrical complaintsAll complaintsRecalls
12008 Chrysler Town & Country1,2421,9390
22010 Chrysler Town & Country9781,5560
32005 Jeep Grand Cherokee9282,0525
42013 Ford Edge8532,4472
52012 Jeep Grand Cherokee8371,64511
62008 Dodge Grand Caravan8151,2938
72009 Dodge Journey8141,5948
82011 Jeep Grand Cherokee7801,6406
92015 Chrysler 2007561,9948
102006 Jeep Grand Cherokee7551,2976
112006 Jeep Commander7531,7826
122011 Ford Edge6871,8033
132007 Jeep Grand Cherokee6581,1097
142010 Dodge Journey6531,0853
152010 Dodge Grand Caravan6291,0426
162010 Dodge Grand Caravan Cargo6291,0420
172008 Chrysler 3005247594
182011 Chrysler Town And Country5237733
192007 Jeep Commander5171,0356
202011 Dodge Durango5148008
212009 Nissan Altima Hybrid4871,6010
222014 Jeep Grand Cherokee4862,39219
232018 Ram 25004762,61410
242008 Jeep Grand Cherokee4737345
252009 Nissan Altima4661,5474
262012 Ford Edge4621,1353
272009 Chrysler Town & Country4537070
282014 Jeep Cherokee4502,65213
292011 Hyundai Sonata4443,38014
302013 Honda Accord4171,4275
312017 Chrysler Pacifica3981,54711
322008 Dodge Charger3976245
332011 Dodge Charger39669611
342012 Chrysler Town And Country3956345
352013 Chrysler Town And Country3936814
362017 Subaru Outback3929214
372006 Saturn Ion3921,2356
381999 Honda Accord3911,14417
392003 Saturn Ion3867687
402019 Ram 1500 Classic3831,5030
412019 Ram 15003831,50330
422018 Jeep Compass3829526
432023 Fisker Ocean3808856
442014 Honda Accord3789824
452014 Honda Accord Plug IN Hybrid3789520
462014 Honda Accord Hybrid3769481
472013 Jeep Grand Cherokee37680510
482019 Subaru Outback3641,0363
492012 Dodge Charger35964814
502016 Dodge Grand Caravan3541,1596

Models with the most electrical complaints (all years)

  1. Jeep Grand Cherokee7,894
  2. Dodge Grand Caravan4,410
  3. Honda Accord4,056
  4. Chrysler Town & Country3,521
  5. Dodge Durango2,739
  6. Ford Edge2,621
  7. Jeep Cherokee2,589
  8. Jeep Wrangler2,560
  9. Ford Escape2,518
  10. Subaru Outback2,271
  11. Ram 15002,246
  12. Volkswagen Jetta2,214
  13. Dodge Journey2,190
  14. Dodge Charger1,935
  15. Hyundai Sonata1,927
  16. Nissan Altima1,797
  17. Chrysler Town And Country1,771
  18. Chrysler 3001,625
  19. Toyota Prius1,622
  20. Jeep Commander1,587

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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