Steering Problems
105,476 owner-reported steering 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 10 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 2010 Ford Fusion with 1,653 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 steering 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 Ford Fusion | 1653 |
| 2 | 2012 Ford Fusion | 1495 |
| 3 | 2011 Ford Fusion | 1416 |
| 4 | 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt | 1291 |
| 5 | 2008 Ford Escape | 1232 |
| 6 | 2006 Pontiac G6 | 1214 |
| 7 | 2011 Hyundai Sonata | 1167 |
| 8 | 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt | 1137 |
| 9 | 2018 Jeep Wrangler | 1107 |
| 10 | 2004 Chevrolet Malibu | 1068 |
| 11 | 2006 Chevrolet Malibu | 1016 |
| 12 | 2012 Ford Focus | 931 |
| 13 | 2009 Nissan Altima | 858 |
| 14 | 2013 Ford Explorer | 826 |
| 15 | 2009 Ford Escape | 823 |
| 16 | 2009 Chevrolet Malibu | 767 |
| 17 | 2011 Ford Explorer | 735 |
| 18 | 2022 Honda Civic | 724 |
| 19 | 2005 Chevrolet Malibu | 710 |
| 20 | 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt | 687 |
| 21 | 2007 Chevrolet Malibu | 674 |
| 22 | 2005 MINI Cooper | 599 |
| 23 | 2013 Ram 1500 | 592 |
| 24 | 2006 Saturn Ion | 543 |
| 25 | 2007 Pontiac G6 | 538 |
| 26 | 2016 Ford Explorer | 524 |
| 27 | 2014 Ford Explorer | 492 |
| 28 | 2013 Honda Accord | 490 |
| 29 | 2014 Ram 1500 | 479 |
| 30 | 2008 Chevrolet Malibu | 466 |
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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.