American Motors MatadorYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 12 safety recalls on record for the American Motors Matador.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls121971–1976 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

American Motors Matador years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Matador median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'71'72'73'74'75'76

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1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common American Motors Matador problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

12 recalls

American Motors Matador recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Ignition: module78V-048 · 1974–1976 · Mar 9, 1978 · 411,333 vehicles Cooling system: fan77V-144 · 1976 · Sep 14, 1977 · 26,559 vehicles Power assist: vacuum76V-021 · 1974–1975 · Jan 12, 1976 · 3,134 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system75V-056 · 1975 · Apr 14, 1975 · 5,063 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system75V-057 · 1975 · Apr 14, 1975 · 5,063 vehicles Foundation components: drum74V-145 · 1974 · Sep 5, 1974 · 1,240 vehicles Other: labels73V-201 · 1974 · Oct 9, 1973 · 325 vehicles Steering: linkages73V-141 · 1973 · Jul 2, 1973 · 3,921 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages72V-318 · 1972–1973 · Dec 27, 1972 · 270,815 vehicles Front assembly: head restraint72V-237 · 1972–1973 · Sep 25, 1972 · 17,693 vehicles Suspension: rear71V-188 · 1972 · Oct 20, 1971 · 8,572 vehicles Mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift71V-038 · 1971 · Mar 24, 1971 · 187 vehicles