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- Search a car by make, model, and year.
- Read the computed verdict and known problem areas.
- Print the buy-smart checklist before you go look at it.
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FAQ
- How is the verdict on Model Year Report computed?
- Each model year's distinct NHTSA complaint count is compared to the median of that same model's other eligible years -- never to a different model, and never to sales figures, which aren't public. See Methodology for the full formula.
- Where does the data come from?
- NHTSA's public complaint, recall, and investigation flat files and APIs, refreshed daily. We don't scrape CarComplaints, Consumer Reports, or J.D. Power.
- Are the complaints independently verified?
- No -- complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA, not confirmed defects.
- What does "Not enough data" mean?
- Model years with fewer than 30 complaints on file don't get a ranked verdict -- we still show every complaint, recall, and investigation on file, just without a ranking a tiny sample can't support.
- Is this site affiliated with NHTSA or any automaker?
- No. Model Year Report is an independent site built on NHTSA's public open data. See About for who publishes this site and how it's funded.