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Gem E6Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Gem E6.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls82009–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

Gem E6 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 E6 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Gem E6 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
8 recalls

Gem E6 recalls

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

11%Control arm: lower ball joint25V-380 · 2022–2025 · Jun 23, 2025 · 5,353 vehicles16%Control arm: lower ball joint24V-971 · 2024–2025 · Dec 26, 2024 · 243 vehicles57%Electrical system18V-484 · 2016–2017 · Jul 19, 2018 · 2,110 vehicles64%Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs17V-279 · 2016–2017 · Apr 26, 2017 · 1,254 vehicles79%Electrical system16V-884 · 2016–2017 · Dec 8, 2016 · 1,644 vehicles37%Seat belts15V-820 · 2015 · Dec 7, 2015 · 1,364 vehicles–Parking brake13V-003 · 2010–2013 · Jan 4, 2013 · 4,394 vehicles–Parking brake10V-080 · 2009 · Mar 4, 2010 · 142 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the E6

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2009–2021 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063