Used car checks by make and model year: problems and recalls to check
Buying a used car? Find its make and model year below: 747 pages across 27 makes list the NHTSA recall campaigns to verify by VIN and the systems owners complain about most, and the $14.99 original ClearVIN PDF shows title brands, odometer readings, accident and auction records on file for the VIN you enter.
Buying a used car? Enter its VIN.
The decode is free. The original ClearVIN PDF is $14.99 one time, with no account: title brands, odometer readings, accident and auction records on file for that VIN.
Title brands · Odometer records · Auction history, where reported
No subscription. No charge to check the VIN. Report contents vary by vehicle; applicable tax is shown at checkout.
See what the paid report includes →Open the exact model year you are looking at. Each page starts with that year’s NHTSA recall and complaint counts, then a checklist built from them: verify the recall campaigns with NHTSA’s free VIN lookup, test-drive the systems owners report most, check title brands and odometer readings in the history report, and book an independent inspection. Complaints are unverified owner reports, not proven defects, and model-year data describes the production run, not the car in front of you.
Used model years with the most NHTSA recall campaigns
Counted from the NHTSA data collected on 2026-09-15. A campaign covers part of a production run; only the VIN shows whether one car is affected and still unrepaired.
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ford Explorer | 33 | 1,207 |
| 2019 Ram 1500 | 30 | 1,468 |
| 2021 Ford F-150 | 29 | 1,253 |
| 2021 Ford Explorer | 26 | 422 |
| 2020 Ford Escape | 24 | 1,810 |
| 2022 Ford Explorer | 24 | 263 |
| 2022 Ford Bronco | 23 | 373 |
| 2022 Ford F-150 | 23 | 799 |
| 2019 Tesla Model 3 | 22 | 609 |
| 2021 Tesla Model 3 | 22 | 658 |
Used Toyota problems and recalls: 75 model years to check
Toyota VIN check and buyer guide →
Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Camry
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Prius
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Tacoma
Toyota Tundra
Used Ford problems and recalls: 68 model years to check
Ford VIN check and buyer guide →
Ford Edge
Ford Escape
Ford Expedition
Ford Explorer
Ford F-150
Ford Fiesta
Ford Focus
Ford Fusion
Ford Mustang
Used Chevrolet problems and recalls: 81 model years to check
Chevrolet VIN check and buyer guide →
Chevrolet Blazer
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Colorado
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet Equinox
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Traverse
Used Honda problems and recalls: 59 model years to check
Honda VIN check and buyer guide →
Honda Accord
Honda Civic
Honda CR-V
Honda Fit
Honda HR-V
Honda Odyssey
Honda Pilot
Used Nissan problems and recalls: 44 model years to check
Nissan VIN check and buyer guide →
Nissan Altima
Nissan Frontier
Nissan Maxima
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Rogue
Nissan Sentra
Used Hyundai problems and recalls: 43 model years to check
Hyundai VIN check and buyer guide →
Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Kona
Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai Tucson
Used Kia problems and recalls: 44 model years to check
Kia VIN check and buyer guide →
Kia Forte
Kia Optima
Kia Rio
Kia Sorento
Kia Soul
Kia Sportage
Used Subaru problems and recalls: 36 model years to check
Subaru VIN check and buyer guide →
Subaru BRZ
Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru Forester
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Outback
Used Jeep problems and recalls: 43 model years to check
Jeep VIN check and buyer guide →
Jeep Cherokee
Jeep Compass
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Patriot
Jeep Renegade
Jeep Wrangler
Used Ram problems and recalls: 16 model years to check
Ram VIN check and buyer guide →
Ram 1500
Ram 2500
Used GMC problems and recalls: 32 model years to check
GMC VIN check and buyer guide →
GMC Acadia
GMC Sierra
GMC Terrain
GMC Yukon
Used Dodge problems and recalls: 29 model years to check
Dodge VIN check and buyer guide →
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Charger
Dodge Durango
Used Mazda problems and recalls: 24 model years to check
Mazda VIN check and buyer guide →
Mazda CX-5
Mazda CX-9
Mazda Mazda3
Used Volkswagen problems and recalls: 31 model years to check
Volkswagen VIN check and buyer guide →
Volkswagen Atlas
Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Tiguan
Used BMW problems and recalls: 5 model years to check
Used Mercedes-Benz problems and recalls: 6 model years to check
Mercedes-Benz VIN check and buyer guide →
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Used Lexus problems and recalls: 9 model years to check
Used Cadillac problems and recalls: 12 model years to check
Cadillac VIN check and buyer guide →
Cadillac CTS
Cadillac Escalade
Used Buick problems and recalls: 13 model years to check
Buick VIN check and buyer guide →
Buick Enclave
Used Chrysler problems and recalls: 14 model years to check
Chrysler VIN check and buyer guide →
Chrysler 300
Used Acura problems and recalls: 23 model years to check
Acura VIN check and buyer guide →
Acura MDX
Acura RDX
Acura TLX
Used INFINITI problems and recalls: 5 model years to check
Used Tesla problems and recalls: 6 model years to check
Used Mitsubishi problems and recalls: 7 model years to check
Mitsubishi VIN check and buyer guide →
Mitsubishi Outlander
Used Lincoln problems and recalls: 4 model years to check
Used MINI problems and recalls: 6 model years to check
Used Porsche problems and recalls: 12 model years to check
Porsche VIN check and buyer guide →
Porsche Cayenne
VIN checks for 44 more makes
These makes have a VIN check and buyer guide. Their model years are not part of the 2015–2022 NHTSA collection (dated 2026-09-15) behind the pages above.
What model-year data cannot tell you
- Whether one car still has an open recall. Run its VIN through NHTSA’s free lookup and ask for dated repair paperwork.
- Whether a complaint is accurate. NHTSA publishes owner reports without verifying them, and a popular model collects more of them.
- Anything about one car’s title brands, odometer readings, accidents or auction history. Those are in a vehicle-history report, when a record is on file.
Sources behind these pages
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.