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Worst Vehicles of 1957

The most problematic 1957 model year vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.

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1962196119601959195819561955195419531952
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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.
#11957 White Truck White Truck
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#21957 Autocar Autocar
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#31957 Fabco Widetrack
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#41957 Austin Healey 100 6
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#51957 Mack Mack
0 complaints1 recalls28 TSBs
5
#61957 Trailmobile Trailmobile
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#71957 Volkswagen Volkswagen
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#81957 Western Western Star
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#91957 Ford Ford Truck And Van
1 complaints0 recalls
1

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