About CarFlawIndex
CarFlawIndex helps car buyers and owners see what goes wrong with each model year, using public government data.
Last updated: November 11, 2026
What we do
We collect the public datasets that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) publishes every day — owner complaints, safety recalls, recall completion reports and defect investigations — and turn them into a report for every make, model and model year: the most common problems, at what mileage they appear, which recalls were actually fixed, and which years to avoid.
How we work
- Every number comes from the data and is recalculated daily. We explain our scoring on the methodology page.
- We do not write reviews and we do not accept payment to change a verdict.
- Vehicle photos come from Wikimedia Commons under their authors' licenses, credited on each page.
Independence
CarFlawIndex is an independent website. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by NHTSA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, or any vehicle manufacturer or dealer.
How the site is funded
The site may show advertising. If we ever link to a product or service and earn a commission, we will say so next to the link.