Browse by Model Year
Explore NHTSA vehicle safety data by model year. Each year hub combines recalls, owner-reported complaints, and crash test rating coverage for all indexable vehicles in our database.
Research Context
The year hub is useful when you want to compare how many tracked vehicles, complaints, recalls, and ratings exist inside one model year across many manufacturers.
The complaint-heaviest year currently in this index is 2007, which makes it a strong place to inspect make-level spread before drilling into individual models. The most recall-heavy year in the current summary is 2021.
Best Research Moves
- Use the year cards to spot which model years look busiest, then open the year detail page before comparing manufacturers.
- From the year detail page, move into the make page and then the exact model page so the totals stay meaningful.
- Treat year-level totals as navigation signals, not a direct ranking of overall vehicle quality.
Available Years
2026
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 185
- Rated
- 128
- Complaints
- 896
- Recalls
- 186
2025
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 216
- Rated
- 148
- Complaints
- 5,515
- Recalls
- 506
2024
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 243
- Rated
- 158
- Complaints
- 10,911
- Recalls
- 729
2023
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 262
- Rated
- 158
- Complaints
- 15,640
- Recalls
- 979
2022
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 261
- Rated
- 153
- Complaints
- 18,909
- Recalls
- 1,105
2021
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 257
- Rated
- 161
- Complaints
- 21,291
- Recalls
- 1,228
2020
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 260
- Rated
- 165
- Complaints
- 24,282
- Recalls
- 1,113
2019
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 264
- Rated
- 146
- Complaints
- 33,985
- Recalls
- 1,001
2018
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 256
- Rated
- 140
- Complaints
- 41,926
- Recalls
- 912
2017
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 254
- Rated
- 143
- Complaints
- 43,493
- Recalls
- 851
2016
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 244
- Rated
- 142
- Complaints
- 46,140
- Recalls
- 881
2015
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 239
- Rated
- 140
- Complaints
- 46,180
- Recalls
- 955
2014
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 235
- Rated
- 137
- Complaints
- 50,324
- Recalls
- 980
2013
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 229
- Rated
- 125
- Complaints
- 57,314
- Recalls
- 916
2012
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 233
- Rated
- 108
- Complaints
- 48,018
- Recalls
- 905
2011
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 234
- Rated
- 67
- Complaints
- 48,579
- Recalls
- 989
2010
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 238
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 46,745
- Recalls
- 1,058
2009
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 238
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 39,486
- Recalls
- 1,005
2008
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 233
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 58,028
- Recalls
- 937
2007
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 224
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 63,979
- Recalls
- 904
2006
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 211
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 63,049
- Recalls
- 945
2005
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 197
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 58,932
- Recalls
- 802
2004
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 184
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 50,063
- Recalls
- 803
2003
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 167
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 44,743
- Recalls
- 796
2002
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 149
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 44,148
- Recalls
- 676
2001
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 137
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 34,140
- Recalls
- 693
2000
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 127
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 36,246
- Recalls
- 618
1999
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 18
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 9,401
- Recalls
- 155
1998
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 16
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 9,205
- Recalls
- 132
1997
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 16
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 8,644
- Recalls
- 131
1996
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 14
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 5,812
- Recalls
- 96
1995
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 13
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 7,691
- Recalls
- 86
1994
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 8
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 3,209
- Recalls
- 59
1993
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 4
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 2,557
- Recalls
- 27
1992
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 4
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 1,372
- Recalls
- 20
1991
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 3
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 1,298
- Recalls
- 17
1990
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 2
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 402
- Recalls
- 8
1989
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 2
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 570
- Recalls
- 7
1988
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 2
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 342
- Recalls
- 6
1987
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 2
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 259
- Recalls
- 9
1986
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 2
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 105
- Recalls
- 9
1985
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 1
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
1984
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 1
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
1983
Model year overview
- Vehicles
- 1
- Rated
- 0
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
Data sourced from NHTSA public records. Complaint counts reflect unverified consumer reports and may not indicate confirmed defects. Year totals include only indexable vehicle pages currently available on this site.
A model year summary is most useful for routing your research. For meaningful comparison, keep moving from year to make to exact model year rather than treating one aggregate year total as a final safety score.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026