Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Air Bags 105 complaints
detection
19
17%
occupant detection
16
14%
detection system
14
12%
wet
14
12%
turns off
11
10%
off passenger
11
10%
Engine 55 complaints
quart
10
19%
When it breaks
36% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 45,900 miles, from 187 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
1 investigation covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 30 complaints about this component over roughly 19 months before an investigation opened.
Passenger Front Air Bag Suppression
What owners and forums say
Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.
Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.