Electrical System Problems
148,426 owner-reported electrical system 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 15 models, so it works best as a browsing and comparison surface, not a defect verdict.
- The highest-volume tracked page right now is 2000 Ford Focus with 1,197 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 electrical system 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 | 2000 Ford Focus | 1197 |
| 2 | 2008 Chrysler Town & Country | 1167 |
| 3 | 2010 Chrysler Town & Country | 901 |
| 4 | 2013 Ford Edge | 832 |
| 5 | 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 820 |
| 6 | 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 774 |
| 7 | 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan | 758 |
| 8 | 2009 Dodge Journey | 743 |
| 9 | 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer | 718 |
| 10 | 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 705 |
| 11 | 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 664 |
| 12 | 2011 Ford Edge | 657 |
| 13 | 2004 Chevrolet Impala | 631 |
| 14 | 2010 Dodge Journey | 603 |
| 15 | 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer | 590 |
| 16 | 2006 Jeep Commander | 582 |
| 17 | 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan | 577 |
| 18 | 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 577 |
| 19 | 2015 Chrysler 200 | 531 |
| 20 | 2016 Honda Pilot | 526 |
| 21 | 2011 Chrysler Town & Country | 507 |
| 22 | 2004 Chevrolet Silverado | 498 |
| 23 | 2008 Chrysler 300 | 497 |
| 24 | 2003 Ford Focus | 475 |
| 25 | 2011 Dodge Durango | 466 |
| 26 | 2012 Ford Edge | 444 |
| 27 | 2018 Ram 2500 | 431 |
| 28 | 2009 Chrysler Town & Country | 426 |
| 29 | 2001 Ford Focus | 421 |
| 30 | 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 419 |
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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.