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Compact Cars Reliability Rankings

All compact cars vehicles ranked by their composite danger score. Vehicles with the most complaints, recalls, and investigations appear first.(1,562 vehicles in class)

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How scoring works: Each complaint counts as 1 point, each recall as 5 points, and each federal investigation as 10 points. Click any vehicle to view its full reliability profile.

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#12000 Ford FocusCompact Cars

5,152 complaints18 recalls13 invest.298 TSBs

#22012 Ford FocusCompact Cars

4,988 complaints8 recalls3 invest.127 TSBs

#32014 Ford FocusCompact Cars

3,638 complaints12 recalls3 invest.147 TSBs

#42013 Ford FocusCompact Cars

2,930 complaints12 recalls3 invest.154 TSBs

#52006 Pontiac G6Compact Cars

2,605 complaints7 recalls4 invest.755 TSBs

#62001 Ford FocusCompact Cars

2,361 complaints14 recalls9 invest.180 TSBs

#72008 Honda AccordCompact Cars

1,856 complaints9 recalls3 invest.109 TSBs

#82007 Pontiac G6Compact Cars

1,828 complaints5 recalls3 invest.932 TSBs

#92009 Toyota CorollaCompact Cars

1,770 complaints13 recalls3 invest.372 TSBs

#102010 Toyota CorollaCompact Cars

1,582 complaints17 recalls3 invest.395 TSBs

#112016 Ford FocusCompact Cars

1,579 complaints10 recalls4 invest.200 TSBs

#122008 Pontiac G6Compact Cars

1,611 complaints5 recalls2 invest.1019 TSBs

#132006 Saturn IonCompact Cars

1,537 complaints6 recalls2 invest.739 TSBs

#141995 Dodge NeonCompact Cars

1,415 complaints11 recalls9 invest.59 TSBs

#151995 Ford ContourCompact Cars

1,323 complaints12 recalls7 invest.223 TSBs

#162015 Ford FocusCompact Cars

1,336 complaints9 recalls5 invest.131 TSBs

#171999 Pontiac Grand AmCompact Cars

1,318 complaints6 recalls3 invest.155 TSBs

#182009 Volkswagen JettaCompact Cars

1,277 complaints7 recalls5 invest.1058 TSBs

#191998 Ford ContourCompact Cars

1,189 complaints12 recalls7 invest.253 TSBs

#202002 Ford FocusCompact Cars

1,198 complaints8 recalls5 invest.143 TSBs

#212003 Ford FocusCompact Cars

1,224 complaints7 recalls1 invest.109 TSBs

#222010 Volkswagen JettaCompact Cars

1,184 complaints5 recalls4 invest.1130 TSBs

#232017 Chevrolet VoltCompact Cars

1,212 complaints0 recalls2 invest.1172 TSBs

#242004 Saturn IonCompact Cars

1,124 complaints10 recalls4 invest.525 TSBs

#252008 Toyota CamryCompact Cars

1,141 complaints8 recalls3 invest.409 TSBs

#262007 Saturn IonCompact Cars

1,090 complaints7 recalls2 invest.835 TSBs

#271998 Kia SephiaCompact Cars

994 complaints6 recalls12 invest.19 TSBs

#282008 Honda CivicCompact Cars

1,083 complaints7 recalls75 TSBs

#292009 Pontiac G6Compact Cars

1,049 complaints5 recalls1 invest.1046 TSBs

#302005 Toyota CorollaCompact Cars

974 complaints10 recalls4 invest.165 TSBs

#312006 Toyota CorollaCompact Cars

973 complaints10 recalls4 invest.143 TSBs

#322003 Saturn IonCompact Cars

962 complaints7 recalls5 invest.499 TSBs

#332007 Toyota CorollaCompact Cars

984 complaints6 recalls3 invest.143 TSBs

#342012 Chrysler 200Compact Cars

1,012 complaints4 recalls1 invest.171 TSBs

#352013 Chrysler 200Compact Cars

1,007 complaints5 recalls1 invest.215 TSBs

#362000 Pontiac Grand AmCompact Cars

939 complaints8 recalls5 invest.376 TSBs

#372005 Pontiac G6Compact Cars

932 complaints6 recalls4 invest.570 TSBs

#382002 Volkswagen JettaCompact Cars

885 complaints7 recalls7 invest.242 TSBs

#392011 Volkswagen JettaCompact Cars

883 complaints10 recalls5 invest.1333 TSBs

#402003 Toyota CorollaCompact Cars

861 complaints13 recalls4 invest.153 TSBs

#411996 Ford ContourCompact Cars

858 complaints11 recalls5 invest.223 TSBs

#422005 Toyota CamryCompact Cars

905 complaints5 recalls2 invest.162 TSBs

#432001 Volkswagen JettaCompact Cars

862 complaints7 recalls5 invest.240 TSBs

#441996 Dodge NeonCompact Cars

887 complaints7 recalls2 invest.49 TSBs

#452009 Honda AccordCompact Cars

865 complaints11 recalls2 invest.101 TSBs

#462003 Volkswagen PassatCompact Cars

823 complaints7 recalls6 invest.213 TSBs

#472003 Chevrolet CavalierCompact Cars

867 complaints2 recalls4 invest.477 TSBs

#481999 Kia SephiaCompact Cars

749 complaints5 recalls12 invest.15 TSBs

#492000 Oldsmobile AleroCompact Cars

810 complaints5 recalls5 invest.367 TSBs

#502002 Volkswagen PassatCompact Cars

772 complaints4 recalls9 invest.220 TSBs

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Data sourced from NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.