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Autocar WXYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 27 safety recalls on record for the Autocar WX.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1—Safety recalls272002–2014 model years

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

Best & worst years

Autocar WX 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 WX median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 9 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Autocar WX problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
27 recalls

Autocar WX recalls

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

22%Parking brake23V-023 · 2008–2010 · Jan 23, 2023 · 11,353 vehicles87%Engine and engine cooling: engine14V-132 · 2008–2014 · Mar 19, 2014 · 4,192 vehicles–Service brakes, air13V-184 · 2005–2013 · May 8, 2013 · 82 vehicles–Frame and members: underbody shields10V-045 · 2007–2009 · Feb 18, 2010 · 1,969 vehicles–Driveline: air09V-060 · 2008–2009 · Feb 19, 2009 · 690 vehicles–Gear box: shaft sector08V-566 · 2008–2009 · Oct 28, 2008 · 127 vehicles–Steering08V-024 · 2007–2008 · Jan 23, 2008 · 28 vehicles–Other: labels07V-513 · 2007–2008 · Nov 2, 2007 · 49 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling07V-293 · 2008 · Jul 10, 2007 · 3 vehicles–Parking brake07V-290 · 2007–2008 · Jul 5, 2007 · 26 vehicles–Steering: column07V-184 · 2007 · Apr 26, 2007 · 682 vehicles–Seats07V-007 · 2006–2007 · Jan 5, 2007 · 236 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 27 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the WX

  1. Vehicle Roll AwayPE20003 · 2008–2010 · closed Jan 10, 2024
    Led to recall 21V-953