Acceleration & cruise control

Cars with the most acceleration problems

Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults. Owners have filed 66,816 complaints about it with NHTSA, describing 13,753 crashes and 7,647 injuries.

Vehicles with the most acceleration complaints

#	Vehicle	Acceleration complaints	All complaints	Recalls
1	2007 Toyota Camry	684	3,617	10
2	2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid	671	3,491	3
3	2010 Ford Escape	566	2,130	5
4	2010 Ford Escape Hybrid	566	2,130	0
5	2018 Ram 2500	342	2,614	10
6	2002 Toyota Camry	295	1,039	4
7	2010 Toyota Prius Plug-IN	288	2,829	0
8	2010 Toyota Prius	287	2,823	10
9	2009 Toyota Camry	285	1,413	10
10	2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid	285	1,412	4
11	2009 Ford Escape	279	1,696	3
12	2005 Toyota Camry	272	721	5
13	2003 Toyota Camry	267	819	1
14	2004 Toyota Camry	265	799	3
15	2011 Ford Escape Hev	253	1,334	0
16	2011 Ford Escape	245	1,321	3
17	2009 Toyota Corolla	204	1,533	13
18	2011 Ford F-150 Regular Cab	203	2,137	0
19	2010 Toyota Corolla	200	1,264	17
20	2008 Ford Escape	200	2,417	5
21	2008 Ford Escape Hybrid	200	2,417	0
22	2014 Jeep Cherokee	185	2,652	13
23	2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac	181	3,613	4
24	2002 Ford Explorer Sport	181	3,613	5
25	2002 Ford Explorer	181	3,613	10
26	2010 Mercury Milan	180	1,062	13
27	2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid	180	1,062	0
28	2022 Tesla Model 3	171	774	18
29	2008 Toyota Camry	169	1,178	8
30	2023 Tesla Model Y (all Variants)	168	1,198	0
31	2010 Toyota Camry	167	614	9
32	2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid	167	614	2
33	2021 Tesla Model Y 5-Seat	163	1,101	0
34	2021 Tesla Model Y 5-Seat	163	1,101	0
35	2021 Tesla Model Y 7-Seat	163	1,101	0
36	2015 Chrysler 200	160	1,994	8
37	2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid	158	1,095	2
38	2008 Toyota Prius	156	1,498	4
39	1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee	150	1,334	11
40	2022 Tesla Model Y 7-Seat	140	882	0
41	2022 Tesla Model Y 5-Seat	140	882	0
42	2008 Dodge Avenger	139	845	6
43	2002 Toyota Sequoia	135	692	8
44	2007 Lexus ES350	130	664	5
45	2006 Toyota Camry	128	435	5
46	2007 Toyota Prius	124	2,004	4
47	2021 Tesla Model 3	123	677	22
48	2003 Toyota Sequoia	123	684	7
49	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan	123	1,167	11
50	2015 Jeep Cherokee	120	1,794	11

Models with the most acceleration complaints (all years)

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