Brakes Problems
81,750 owner-reported brakes complaints across all covered vehicles in our database. Below are the vehicles with the most reports in this category. Complaint counts are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and may not indicate confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Key Takeaways
- The total covers matching stored reports across the database; the table shows up to 30 published vehicle-year pages, not the entire dataset.
- The current leaderboard spans 7 makes and 13 models, so it works best as a browsing and comparison surface, not a defect verdict.
- The highest-volume tracked page right now is 2010 Toyota Prius with 1,798 complaints in this category.
- A high complaint count can reflect sales volume, age, or reporting behavior. Use the linked vehicle and recall pages to understand context before drawing conclusions.
What This Category Means
This page groups NHTSA owner complaints by matching prefixes at the start of the stored component label. Vehicles are ranked by matching report count, not by every mention of brakes in a report. These counts are browsing signals - a high number reflects reports, not a confirmed failure rate or a count of distinct owners. Click any vehicle to view its full complaint breakdown by component.
| # | Vehicle | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 Toyota Prius | 1798 |
| 2 | 2018 Ram 2500 | 1531 |
| 3 | 2000 Chevrolet Silverado | 1010 |
| 4 | 2003 Chevrolet Silverado | 933 |
| 5 | 2002 Chevrolet Silverado | 859 |
| 6 | 2001 Chevrolet Silverado | 818 |
| 7 | 2004 Chevrolet Silverado | 677 |
| 8 | 2013 Ford Edge | 573 |
| 9 | 2008 Honda Accord | 541 |
| 10 | 2003 Ford Windstar | 540 |
| 11 | 2008 Ford Fusion | 517 |
| 12 | 2002 Ford Windstar | 517 |
| 13 | 2009 Ford Fusion | 494 |
| 14 | 2010 Ford Fusion | 474 |
| 15 | 1995 Ford Windstar | 454 |
| 16 | 2001 Ford Windstar | 450 |
| 17 | 2018 Ram 3500 | 443 |
| 18 | 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 422 |
| 19 | 2007 Toyota Camry | 394 |
| 20 | 2000 GMC Sierra | 362 |
| 21 | 2015 Chevrolet Silverado | 337 |
| 22 | 2013 Ford F-150 | 337 |
| 23 | 2008 Toyota Prius | 336 |
| 24 | 2017 Ram 2500 | 329 |
| 25 | 2002 GMC Sierra | 325 |
| 26 | 2014 Ford F-150 | 322 |
| 27 | 2000 Ford Focus | 319 |
| 28 | 2016 Ford F-150 | 316 |
| 29 | 2006 Chevrolet Silverado | 314 |
| 30 | 2000 Ford Windstar | 309 |
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Data sourced from NHTSA public records. A high complaint count may reflect a vehicle's popularity or sales volume, not necessarily a higher defect rate.
Latest vehicle import recorded anywhere on this site: Oct 8, 2026. Individual vehicles and datasets may have older records; this is not this page's update date.