Brakes Problems
80,285 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.
Key Takeaways
- This hub groups NHTSA owner complaints tagged to the brakes category across all currently indexable vehicle pages in the database.
- 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 where the reported component falls under the brakes category. Vehicles are ranked by the number of reports in this category. These counts are browsing signals — a high number reflects how many owners submitted reports, not a confirmed failure rate. 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 | 2002 Ford Windstar | 517 |
| 12 | 2008 Ford Fusion | 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 | 2013 Ford F-150 | 337 |
| 22 | 2008 Toyota Prius | 336 |
| 23 | 2015 Chevrolet Silverado | 333 |
| 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 | 313 |
| 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.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026