Of the 3 Quest model years with a verified US sales figure (2008, 2011 and 2012), only one drew enough complaints to be ranked against the others.
Median across these years: 1.44 per 1,000 sold in the first three years. A model year well above its own nameplate’s median is the signal worth acting on.
Each model year with a verified denominator. Follow a year for what owners reported about it.
| Model year | Per 1,000 | Complaints | Most-reported part |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.54 | 31 | Fuel System 27% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | 22 | Power Train 20% |
| 2008 | 0.33 | 6 | Fuel/Propulsion System 15% |
Safety complaints owners filed with NHTSA in each model year’s first three years on the road, divided by how many were sold, so a year that sold twice as many cars is not penalised for it.
Too few owners filed complaints about them to rank them. Few reports is not the same as a good year, so those years are left out of best and worst.