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Owner complaints filed with the U.S. government, per car sold. 100 is the average car.
100 is the average car. Lower is better.
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Toyota 4Runner.
about a quarter as many complaints as the average car.
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26Biggest lemon*
Tesla Model S.
about 4 times the average car's complaints.
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#1Toyota 4RunnerSUV · 2010–2022about a quarter as many complaints as the average car26
#2Lexus ESCar · 2010–2022about a quarter as many complaints as the average car27
#3Lexus RXSUV · 2010–2022about a third as many complaints as the average car31
#4Porsche MacanSUV · 2015–2022about a third as many complaints as the average car31
#5Nissan FrontierTruck · 2010–2022a bit under half as many complaints as the average car37
#6BMW 3 SeriesCar · 2010–2022a bit under half as many complaints as the average car37
#7Honda HR-VSUV · 2016–2022a bit under half as many complaints as the average car41
#8Hyundai AccentCar · 2010–2022a bit under half as many complaints as the average car42
#9Toyota TacomaTruck · 2010–2022a bit under half as many complaints as the average car44
#10Mercedes-Benz E-ClassCar · 2010–2022about half as many complaints as the average car45
#11Audi A4Car · 2016–2021about half as many complaints as the average car45
#12Chevrolet EquinoxSUV · 2010–2022about half as many complaints as the average car46
#13Toyota CorollaCar · 2010–2022about half as many complaints as the average car46
#14Kia RioCar · 2010–2022about half as many complaints as the average car46
#15Mercedes-Benz C-ClassCar · 2010–2018about half as many complaints as the average car48* Tesla doesn't publish U.S. sales by model, so its numbers use published estimates. Sold = U.S. sales over the model years shown.
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Every brand, best to worst.
* Porsche is a small sample (2 models, 258,000 sold). Tesla uses estimated U.S. sales.
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