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American Motors RebelYears to avoid, problems & recalls

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

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls121967–1970 model years

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

Best & worst years

American Motors Rebel 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 Rebel median. Tap a year for its full report.

'67'68'69'70
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  • Caution
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1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common American Motors Rebel 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.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
12 recalls

American Motors Rebel recalls

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

–Suspension: rear70V-117 · 1970 · Oct 2, 1970 · 3,581 vehicles–Front assembly: recliner70V-108 · 1970 · Sep 9, 1970 · 2,498 vehicles–Mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift69V-168 · 1970 · Nov 24, 1969 · 14,396 vehicles–Steering: linkages68V-125 · 1969 · Dec 2, 1968 · 16,969 vehicles–Front: anchorage68V-091 · 1968 · Oct 2, 1968 · 1,048 vehicles–Exterior lighting: back up lights68V-092 · 1968 · Oct 2, 1968 · 7,000 vehicles–Front assembly: recliner68V-022 · 1968 · Mar 15, 1968 · 5,259 vehicles–Vehicle speed control67V-094 · 1968 · Oct 9, 1967 · 175 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar67V-049 · 1967 · May 15, 1967 · 9,690 vehicles–Vehicle speed control67V-032 · 1967 · Mar 17, 1967 · 127 vehicles–Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)67V-008 · 1967 · Jan 26, 1967 · 2 vehicles–Vehicle speed control66V-010 · 1967 · Oct 13, 1966 · 428 vehicles