Ford has filed the most US safety recall campaigns on its popular models since 2012: 514. Mercedes-Benz (311) and Jeep (187) follow. The table counts each campaign once per brand, however many models or years it covers.
| # | Brand | Recall campaigns | Models counted | Do-not-drive or park-outside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford | 514 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz | 311 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Jeep | 187 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Chevrolet | 175 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | RAM | 171 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | BMW | 167 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Toyota | 166 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Nissan | 150 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Volkswagen | 144 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | GMC | 132 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Lincoln | 131 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Hyundai | 129 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 | Honda | 128 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Audi | 100 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Kia | 90 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | Subaru | 89 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | Tesla | 88 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Dodge | 87 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Land Rover | 80 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Porsche | 69 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Chrysler | 59 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Cadillac | 57 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Buick | 55 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Jaguar | 53 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Volvo | 50 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Acura | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Mazda | 45 | 6 | 5 |
| 28 | Lexus | 42 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Infiniti | 37 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Mitsubishi | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | MINI | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Genesis | 23 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Rivian | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Polestar | 7 | 1 | 0 |
How to read it
A brand that sells more models, and more cars, files more recalls, so this is not a safety score. A recall is a defect the maker has admitted and will fix for free. The number that matters for your car is whether its own recalls have been done: check its VIN. For crash-test results, see car safety ratings explained. For the same data model by model, see the most recalled cars; for the warnings, do-not-drive recalls by brand; and for each model's best and worst years, is your model year a bad one?
Looking for every maker in every register, including trucks, buses and RVs? That is the most recalled makes, register by register.
How it is counted
Every week this site asks NHTSA's public recall API for each of the 177 popular models we follow, every model year from 2012, and counts the distinct vehicle recall campaigns (numbers like 24V123). Equipment and tire campaigns are not counted. Read on 2026-11-13.
Source: NHTSA recall data (api.nhtsa.gov), as read by this site. CarsMultiverse is an independent site published by A.I.T. Multiverse Consulting Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus.