Get the deets on your vehicle.
See common problems, recalls and year-to-year differences before you buy. Recalls, real owner complaints and the right repair manual for cars, SUVs, pickups and vans, plus motorcycles, motorhomes & RVs, and tractors & riding mowers. Explained in plain English.
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Cars, SUVs, pickups & vans →
60+ makes since 1990
NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, EPA fuel economy and repair manuals.
Motorcycles →
27 makes · 1,875 models
NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for street, touring, sport and dirt bikes.
Motorhomes, RVs & campers →
38 makes · 1,885 models
Recalls and complaints for motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels and campers, plus the chassis they are built on.
Tractors & riding mowers →
37 brands · 189 recalls
CPSC safety recalls for lawn and garden tractors, riding mowers and zero-turns.
Check a VIN: vehicle history report
Buying a used car, truck, motorcycle or RV? Run the 17-character VIN to see title records, salvage and junk history, odometer readings and past sales before you buy.
The VIN is on the driver-side dashboard (seen through the windshield), the door jamb sticker, or the title and registration. Reports are provided by VinAudit, which opens in a new tab. Heads up: we may earn a commission if you buy a report, at no extra cost to you. Disclosure
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Most-reported models
Model guides: problems and recalls by year
Start with a model, then open a year to see its recalls, the most-reported problems and what owners describe.
- Ford F-150 problems and recalls by year
- Ford Explorer problems and recalls by year
- Jeep Grand Cherokee problems and recalls by year
- Honda Accord problems and recalls by year
- Toyota Camry problems and recalls by year
- Ford Escape problems and recalls by year
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems and recalls by year
- Honda CR-V problems and recalls by year
- Toyota RAV4 problems and recalls by year
- Nissan Altima problems and recalls by year
How MotorDeets works
We crunch the full NHTSA recall and complaint database and EPA fuel economy data for each model year, then sort it into what matters: which recalls apply, what owners actually complain about, and which years to avoid. When you're ready to fix it yourself, we point you to the right factory-level repair manual.
