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Worst Vehicles of 1965

The most problematic 1965 model year vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.

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1970196919681967196619641963196219611960
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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.
#11965 Fruehauf Fruehauf
0 complaints1 recall1 invest.
15
#21965 International Harvester Loadstar
0 complaints3 recalls
15
#31965 Chevrolet Impala
0 complaints3 recalls
15
#41965 Chevrolet Caprice
0 complaints3 recalls
15
#51965 GMC GMC
0 complaints3 recalls
15
#61965 Chevrolet Belair
0 complaints3 recalls
15
#71965 Ford Mustang
6 complaints1 recall
11
#81965 International Harvester M1500
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#91965 Mack C
0 complaints2 recalls22 TSBs
10
#101965 International Harvester D400
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#111965 Chevrolet Biscayne
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#121965 International Harvester CO4000
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#131965 International Harvester MA1500
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#141965 Chevrolet Chevrolet
0 complaints2 recalls
10
#151965 Volkswagen Volkswagen
2 complaints1 recall
7
#161965 Chevrolet Nova
0 complaints1 recall
5
#171965 Chevrolet P Series
0 complaints1 recall
5
#181965 Chevrolet Townsman
0 complaints1 recall
5
#191965 Clark Clark
0 complaints1 recall
5
#201965 Diamond Reo CG
0 complaints1 recall
5
#211965 Diamond Reo DF
0 complaints1 recall
5
#221965 Dodge D100
0 complaints1 recall
5
#231965 Dorsey Dorsey
0 complaints1 recall
5
#241965 Fabco Widetrack
0 complaints1 recall
5
#251965 Flxible Flxible
0 complaints1 recall
5
#261965 Flxible Transit Coach
0 complaints1 recall
5
#271965 Ford Ford
0 complaints1 recall
5
#281965 Ford P500
0 complaints1 recall
5
#291965 Ford P600
0 complaints1 recall
5
#301965 Gillig Gillig
0 complaints1 recall
5
#311965 GMC 5000
0 complaints1 recall
5
#321965 GMC 5500
0 complaints1 recall
5
#331965 GMC 6000
0 complaints1 recall
5
#341965 GMC 6500
0 complaints1 recall
5
#351965 GMC PD4106
0 complaints1 recall
5
#361965 GMC PD4107
0 complaints1 recall
5
#371965 GMC S5000
0 complaints1 recall
5
#381965 GMC S6M
0 complaints1 recall
5
#391965 GMC S8M
0 complaints1 recall
5
#401965 GMC SDH
0 complaints1 recall
5
#411965 GMC SDM
0 complaints1 recall
5
#421965 GMC T6H
0 complaints1 recall
5
#431965 GMC TDH
0 complaints1 recall
5
#441965 GMC TDM
0 complaints1 recall
5
#451965 Highway Highway
0 complaints1 recall
5
#461965 Holiday Rambler Rambler
0 complaints1 recall
5
#471965 Holiday Rambler Traveler
0 complaints1 recall
5
#481965 International Harvester 1000A
0 complaints1 recall
5
#491965 International Harvester 183RE
0 complaints1 recall
5
#501965 International Harvester C100
0 complaints1 recall
5

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