BumperScan
Powered byNHTSA|EPA|Community Reports
HomeWorst Vehicles1962

Worst Vehicles of 1962

The most problematic 1962 model year vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.

Other Years

1967196619651964196319611960195919581957
All-Time Worst|Most Reliable|Browse by Class
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.
#11962 Clark Clark
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#21962 Trailmobile Trailmobile
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#31962 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
4 complaints1 recalls
9
#41962 Copco Copco
1 complaints1 recalls
6
#51962 American Trailers American Trailers
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#61962 Austin Healey 3000
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#71962 Autocar Autocar
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#81962 Butler Butler
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#91962 Callahan Callahan
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#101962 Ce Howard Ce Howard
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#111962 Chevrolet Corvair
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#121962 Clough Clough
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#131962 Compton Compton
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#141962 Converto Converto
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#151962 Cook Cook
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#161962 Custom Custom
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#171962 Dairy Equipment Dairy Equipment
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#181962 Dorsey Dorsey
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#191962 Fabco Widetrack
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#201962 Flxible Flxible
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#211962 Fruehauf Fruehauf
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#221962 Gh Hicks Gh Hicks
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#231962 Gillig Gillig
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#241962 Gindy Gindy
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#251962 Globe Globe
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#261962 Gmc 5000
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#271962 Gmc 5500
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#281962 Gmc 6000
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#291962 Gmc 6500
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#301962 Gmc Gmc
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#311962 Gmc S5000
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#321962 Great Dane Great Dane
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#331962 Heil Heil
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#341962 Hendrickson Hendrickson
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#351962 Highway Highway
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#361962 Hill Hill
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#371962 Hobbs Trailers Hobbs Trailers
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#381962 International Harvester 1000a
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#391962 International Harvester 183re
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#401962 International Harvester C100
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#411962 International Harvester C1000
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#421962 International Harvester D1000
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#431962 Kentucky Kentucky
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#441962 Kilgore Kilgore
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#451962 Load King Load King
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#461962 Lubbock Lubbock
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#471962 Mack Mack
0 complaints1 recalls28 TSBs
5
#481962 Mc Cabe Powers Mc Cabe Powers
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#491962 Williamsen Williamsen
0 complaints1 recalls
5
#501962 Allied Marathon
0 complaints1 recalls
5

Shopping for a 1962 model?

The average unexpected repair costs $500–$2,000. A BumperScan report tells you exactly what to watch for — before you buy.

Check Your CarBased on 2.1M+ owner complaints
Data sourced from NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.