Live rankings
Where the data ranks them — US, UK, EU.
Eleven recomputed ranked lists drawn from NHTSA NCDB, FARS, EPA, Cars.com inventory, DVSA UK MOT and EEA EU CO₂ monitoring. Each card shows the top three; click through for the full list.
Reliability
Most-complained models
Most NHTSA complaints filed against any single (model, year).
n ≥ 100 complaints
Safety
Most fatal crashes
Highest count of fatal crashes recorded in NHTSA FARS.
2014–2022 model years, n ≥ 50 fatal crashes
- 1342Chevrolet Silverado2015
+457 deaths
- 2314Chevrolet Silverado2018
+386 deaths
- 3306Ford F-1502018
+466 deaths
Safety
Highest rollover involvement
Share of fatal crashes that involved a rollover.
n ≥ 50 fatal crashes
- 134.6%Jeep Wrangler2016
90 fatal crashes
- 232.4%Jeep Wrangler2015
107 fatal crashes
- 331.0%Jeep Wrangler2014
91 fatal crashes
Safety
Highest single-vehicle share
Share of fatal crashes involving only one vehicle — high for rural-driven body styles.
n ≥ 50 fatal crashes
- 160.3%Chevrolet Camaro2014
72 fatal crashes
- 259.0%Nissan Maxima2017
54 fatal crashes
- 358.2%Ford Mustang2014
59 fatal crashes
Efficiency
Best fuel economy
Highest EPA combined MPG (or MPGe for EVs / PHEVs) per (model, year).
- 1142 MPGTesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus RWD2021
- 2141 MPGTesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus2020
- 3140 MPGLucid Air Pure AWD with 19 inch wheels2023
Used market
Most-listed in inventory
Largest aggregate listing counts in the most recent Cars.com snapshot.
excludes cap-fallback rows
Used market
Manual transmission still available
Highest share of manual-transmission listings within (model, year).
≥ 50 transmission listings observed
- 187.2%Subaru WRX2020
224 of 257 listings
- 285.1%Subaru WRX2018
257 of 302 listings
- 382.8%Subaru WRX2017
168 of 203 listings
UK reliability
Best UK MOT pass rate
Highest weighted pass rate at ages 5–8, drawn from DVSA bulk MOT data.
≥ 5 000 MOT tests across all model years
- 194.9%Porsche Cayman
15587 MOT tests, ages 5–8
- 294.8%Porsche 911
26390 MOT tests, ages 5–8
- 394.4%Bentley Continental
8554 MOT tests, ages 5–8
UK reliability
Worst UK MOT pass rate
Lowest weighted pass rate at ages 5–8 — vehicles failing roadworthiness most often.
≥ 5 000 MOT tests across all model years
- 164.0%Chevrolet Spark
13452 MOT tests, ages 5–8
- 264.9%Nissan Elgrand
6027 MOT tests, ages 5–8
- 368.1%Renault Kangoo
52873 MOT tests, ages 5–8
EU efficiency
Lowest CO₂ emissions in EU
Lowest weighted-mean WLTP CO₂ across non-electric variants in DE/FR/IT/ES new registrations.
≥ 1 000 new registrations latest year
- 120 g/kmBMW 530e
2387 EU registrations
- 227 g/kmBMW 530e xDrive
1574 EU registrations
- 329 g/kmBMW 330e
2927 EU registrations
EU market
Best-selling in EU
Most-registered passenger cars across DE/FR/IT/ES in the latest available year.
- 1203,029Dacia Sandero
across DE/FR/IT/ES
- 2151,498Peugeot 208
across DE/FR/IT/ES
- 3124,509Renault Clio
across DE/FR/IT/ES