Owners of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class have filed 272 complaints with NHTSA that describe rust, corrosion or peeling paint. That is 9.6% of the 2,820 complaints on file for the model. The 2012 (96 reports) and 2013 (93 reports) model years have the most, followed by 2015 (57). Most of the quotes below describe a corroded …

Owners of the Jeep Cherokee have filed 1,717 complaints with NHTSA that describe the engine stalling, losing power or shutting off while driving. That is 17% of the 10,120 complaints on file for the model. The 2014 model year has the most (507), followed by 2019 (433). Many of the recent complaints name the power …

Owners of the Volkswagen Passat have filed 306 complaints with NHTSA that describe an airbag warning light or an airbag fault. That is 12.9% of the 2,376 complaints on file for the model. Most come from model years 2012 to 2017, and the most common story is an airbag light that appears together with a dead horn and …

Owners filed 2,384 NHTSA complaints that mention the check engine light on the Ford Escape. That is 15.2% of the 15,730 complaints on file for the model. The complaints span model years 2012 to 2025, but they cluster heavily in the 2017 and 2018 Escape. A lit check engine light is a warning, not a diagnosis. In these …

Ram 2500 owners have filed 1,975 complaints with NHTSA about ABS, traction control or stability control warnings and faults. That is 36.4% of the 5,431 complaints filed for this truck. The reports are very uneven by model year: the 2018 truck has 1,585 of them and the 2017 truck has 338, together 1,923 reports. Every …

Owners of the 2012 to 2018 Ford Focus have filed 2,665 complaints with NHTSA about the engine stalling, losing power or shutting off while driving. That is 21.1% of the 12,615 complaints filed for this model. Of these reports, 51 mention a crash and 10 mention a fire, and together they list 41 injuries. The 2012 and …