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NHTSA denied a petition over Acura SH-AWD spline failures in 2021-2023 TLX and 2022-2023 MDX. It confirmed the failure, and the dash that keeps hiding it.
Read moreThe Buick Envista shares the Chevy Trax's engine and wheelbase, costs more, and holds 12 fewer cubic feet. Complaint data shows the engine's record travels too.
Read moreThe 2026 Chevy Equinox is 4.6 inches longer than the Trax with 9.4 more cubic feet of cargo, costs $5,600 more at matched trim, and offers AWD the Trax cannot.
Read moreThe 2026 Chevy Trax is longer than the Trailblazer and costs less, but only the Trailblazer offers all-wheel drive. Specs, pricing and complaint data compared.
Read moreYear-by-year Chevy Trax reliability from 2015 to 2026, including why no 2023 model exists, the control arm recalls covering 2015-2019, and the engine change.
Read moreA federal class action and 210 NHTSA complaints describe connecting rod failures, oil loss and fires in the Chevy Trax 1.2L turbo three-cylinder engine.
Read moreThree federal recalls cover the Nissan Rogue's 1.5 VC-Turbo engine. A completed repair can mean an oil change or a new engine. What to check before you buy.
Read moreA year-by-year breakdown of RAM 1500 reliability from 2014 through 2026, with NHTSA recall counts, complaint severity data, and the generation-transition story most buyers miss.
Read moreA class action says GM knew 2019-2020 Silverado and Sierra rear windows leak into the cab, tracked it in a service bulletin for four years, but never issued a recall.
Read moreA $45,000 used 2018 Range Rover sits in the same showroom as a $90,000 used 2024 Range Rover. The cabins look almost identical at a glance. The badge is identical. The depreciation curve says one is twice the bargain. The complaint data ranks the 2024 second and the 2018 third, acceptable only with a pre-purchase inspection (PPI). The 2020 to 2022 model years between them rank first. The federal NHTSA complaint database goes back to the L322 (2003) and tracks every owner-filed complaint by year, by engine code, and by component category. Key Takeaways 2020-2022 late L405 ranks first. All engines together drew 28 complaints on three model years, and the 3.0L Ingenium I6 (P400 family) accounts for 12 of
Read moreThe current Range Rover, the L460, has drawn 33 NHTSA complaints across three model years, a little over one-third of the per-year rate of the L405 it replaced. Range Rover reliability has been the punchline at every dinner party for two decades. The cabin smells like leather and the warranty smells like a second mortgage. The air suspension drops a corner at the grocery store. The infotainment freezes on the way to the airport. The dealership service writer knows your kids’ names. That reputation reflects the L322 and the early L405, both of which generated more federal complaints than the segment could explain. The Weekly Driver has been pulling the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration complaint database into a structured
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