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Worst Vehicles of 1956

The most problematic 1956 model year vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.

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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.
#11956 Austin Healey 100 6
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#21956 Autocar Autocar
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#31956 Fabco Widetrack
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#41956 Mack Mack
0 complaints1 recalls28 TSBs
5
#51956 Trailmobile Trailmobile
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#61956 Volkswagen Volkswagen
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#71956 Western Western Star
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#81956 White Truck White Truck
0 complaints1 recalls
5

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