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Worst Vehicles of 1990

The most problematic 1990 model year vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.

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1995199419931992199119891988198719861985
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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.
#11990 Chevrolet Lumina
615 complaints9 recalls15 invest.8 TSBs
810
#21990 Ford Taurus
542 complaints8 recalls15 invest.67 TSBs
732
#31990 Jeep Cherokee
368 complaints9 recalls6 invest.18 TSBs
473
#41990 Ford Probe
378 complaints4 recalls6 invest.34 TSBs
458
#51990 Dodge Caravan
341 complaints6 recalls6 invest.29 TSBs
431
#61990 Ford F150
290 complaints5 recalls10 invest.40 TSBs
415
#71990 Pontiac Grand Prix
249 complaints9 recalls10 invest.6 TSBs
394
#81990 Mercury Sable
220 complaints7 recalls11 invest.62 TSBs
365
#91990 Plymouth Voyager
270 complaints6 recalls6 invest.24 TSBs
360
#101990 Honda Accord
229 complaints12 recalls6 invest.15 TSBs
349
#111990 Ford Aerostar
254 complaints7 recalls5 invest.46 TSBs
339
#121990 Lincoln Continental
244 complaints5 recalls6 invest.48 TSBs
329
#131990 Lincoln Town Car
267 complaints4 recalls2 invest.33 TSBs
307
#141990 Ford F250
129 complaints7 recalls11 invest.35 TSBs
274
#151990 Toyota Camry
160 complaints2 recalls9 invest.28 TSBs
260
#161990 Buick Regal
107 complaints9 recalls10 invest.6 TSBs
252
#171990 Jeep Wrangler
105 complaints7 recalls10 invest.12 TSBs
240
#181990 Ford Thunderbird
179 complaints4 recalls4 invest.35 TSBs
239
#191990 Chevrolet Lumina Apv
135 complaints4 recalls8 invest.3 TSBs
235
#201990 Oldsmobile Cutlass
151 complaints6 recalls4 invest.3 TSBs
221
#211990 Ford Tempo
174 complaints2 recalls3 invest.41 TSBs
214
#221990 Ford F350
63 complaints7 recalls11 invest.52 TSBs
208
#231990 Ford Ranger
141 complaints5 recalls3 invest.42 TSBs
196
#241990 Honda Civic
110 complaints10 recalls3 invest.7 TSBs
190
#251990 Chevrolet Astro
93 complaints7 recalls6 invest.6 TSBs
188
#261990 Oldsmobile Silhouette
68 complaints5 recalls9 invest.4 TSBs
183
#271990 Pontiac Trans Sport
64 complaints5 recalls9 invest.4 TSBs
179
#281990 Ford Mustang
119 complaints5 recalls3 invest.33 TSBs
174
#291990 Mercury Cougar
104 complaints3 recalls5 invest.33 TSBs
169
#301990 Ford Escort
128 complaints2 recalls3 invest.30 TSBs
168
#311990 Chrysler Imperial
133 complaints2 recalls2 invest.41 TSBs
163
#321990 Nissan Maxima
138 complaints4 recalls24 TSBs
158
#331990 Chevrolet Corsica
86 complaints2 recalls6 invest.1 TSBs
156
#341990 Cadillac Deville
111 complaints2 recalls3 invest.1 TSBs
151
#351990 Toyota 4runner
95 complaints2 recalls4 invest.29 TSBs
145
#361990 Subaru Legacy
103 complaints4 recalls2 invest.14 TSBs
143
#371990 Ford Bronco
77 complaints1 recalls6 invest.43 TSBs
142
#381990 Chrysler New Yorker
117 complaints3 recalls1 invest.41 TSBs
142
#391990 Eagle Talon
89 complaints4 recalls3 invest.7 TSBs
139
#401990 Mitsubishi Eclipse
59 complaints7 recalls4 invest.9 TSBs
134
#411990 Eagle Premier
58 complaints6 recalls4 invest.7 TSBs
128
#421990 Dodge Dynasty
88 complaints5 recalls1 invest.31 TSBs
123
#431990 Chevrolet Blazer
42 complaints4 recalls6 invest.6 TSBs
122
#441990 Acura Integra
46 complaints11 recalls2 invest.4 TSBs
121
#451990 Chevrolet Beretta
54 complaints2 recalls5 invest.1 TSBs
114
#461990 Hyundai Excel
54 complaints2 recalls5 invest.7 TSBs
114
#471990 Dodge Dakota
88 complaints3 recalls1 invest.16 TSBs
113
#481990 Chevrolet Corvette
41 complaints4 recalls5 invest.4 TSBs
111
#491990 Chrysler Lebaron
96 complaints3 recalls44 TSBs
111
#501990 Mazda Mpv
55 complaints3 recalls4 invest.25 TSBs
110

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