Popular used cars
Best and worst used car years
For each car, its newer years with the fewest owner complaints for their age, and the years with the most. Every year is held up against the other years of the same model.
Honda Civic
Open the Civic for every year and its verdict.
Honda Accord
Open the Accord for every year and its verdict.
Toyota Camry
Open the Camry for every year and its verdict.
Toyota Corolla
Open the Corolla for every year and its verdict.
Toyota RAV4
Open the RAV4 for every year and its verdict.
Honda CR-V
Open the CR-V for every year and its verdict.
Ford F-150
Open the F-150 for every year and its verdict.
Nissan Altima
Open the Altima for every year and its verdict.
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Open the Grand Cherokee for every year and its verdict.
Chevrolet Equinox
Open the Equinox for every year and its verdict.
Nissan Rogue
Open the Rogue for every year and its verdict.
Hyundai Elantra
Open the Elantra for every year and its verdict.
Best years are the newer years that came out Worthy, with the fewest owner complaints against a typical year of that model at the same age. A year few people bought can look the same. Years to avoid came out Pass or Maybe, with too many more complaints to be chance, Pass years first. The newest 2 model years are too new to judge.
Complaints are unverified and not adjusted for how many cars were sold. Education, not financial or mechanical advice. Have any used car checked by a mechanic you trust before you buy. Every rule, in full.
Some cars show a link only while their full history is still coming in from NHTSA.
SourceNHTSA’s owner complaint datasets. NHTSA, updated daily.