Models with highest injury share in NHTSA complaints

Background

This ranking isolates model-year vehicles with the highest injury share in NHTSA complaints, based on the findings provided. The list is led by the 2016 Toyota Corolla at 22.48 with 307 complaints, followed by the 2015 Toyota Corolla at 21.31 with 305 complaints and the 2022 Kia Carnival at 20.35 with 172 complaints.

The subject is narrowly about injury share within complaint records. It is not a study of car insurance company complaints, bad repair complaints, lawsuits, or legal claims. The findings also do not address complaint handling by insurers, car accident lawyers, or any date-specific wreck tally such as June 20, 2024.

The highest-ranking model years

The top entries show a strong concentration among a small set of nameplates, especially Toyota Corolla and Toyota Camry model years.

Rank group	Make	Model	Year	Injury share	Complaint count
Top entry	Toyota	Corolla	2016	22.48	307
Top entry	Toyota	Corolla	2015	21.31	305
Top entry	Kia	Carnival	2022	20.35	172
Upper tier	Toyota	Camry	2017	16.75	203
Upper tier	Toyota	Camry	2016	16.26	246
Upper tier	Toyota	Corolla	2017	16.18	272
Upper tier	Mazda	Mazda6	2016	15.45	110
Upper tier	Toyota	Corolla	2014	14.74	380

Below that group, the list continues with the 2018 Hyundai Kona at 14.02 with 107 complaints, the 2016 Nissan Versa at 13.27 with 113 complaints, and the 2021 Toyota Tacoma at 13.08 with 107 complaints.

The final entries in the findings are the 2022 Kia K5 at 12.63 with 198 complaints, the 2022 Toyota Corolla at 12.39 with 113 complaints, the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck at 12.37 with 186 complaints, and the 2016 Dodge Challenger at 11.93 with 109 complaints.

Toyota’s dominance in the list

Toyota is the clear leader in this set. The findings identify Toyota as the leader make, and the leader model is the Corolla. That is visible throughout the ranking: Corolla appears in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2022, while Camry appears in 2016 and 2017, and Tacoma appears in 2021.

The strongest single result belongs to the 2016 Corolla at 22.48 with 307 complaints. Close behind is the 2015 Corolla at 21.31 with 305 complaints. The 2017 Corolla also remains high at 16.18 with 272 complaints, while the 2014 Corolla posts 14.74 with 380 complaints. Even the newer 2022 Corolla appears in the ranking at 12.39 with 113 complaints.

Camry entries are also prominent. The 2017 Camry records 16.75 with 203 complaints, and the 2016 Camry records 16.26 with 246 complaints. Together, those placements reinforce that the ranking is not limited to one isolated Toyota model year.

What owners are reporting, in broad terms

The findings support one clear conclusion: these vehicles stand out because injury-related complaints make up an unusually high share of their NHTSA complaint records. The data does not include complaint text, defect categories, crash narratives, repair invoices, or insurance correspondence. As a result, this ranking can identify which model years stand out, but not the exact mechanical or crash circumstances behind each injury report.

That matters for readers searching broader phrases such as car complaints and problems, complain about car repairs, or complaint for bad car repair. This dataset does not break complaints into repair disputes or service quality issues. It also does not identify whether an injury complaint involved a collision, a component failure, or another event sequence.

What it does show is that several mainstream passenger vehicles and crossovers appear near the top, alongside a pickup and a newer specialty vehicle. The presence of the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck at 12.37 with 186 complaints and the 2022 Kia Carnival at 20.35 with 172 complaints shows that the list spans both recent and older model years.

Model-year patterns in the ranking

The ranking is concentrated in model years from 2014 through 2024, with a notable cluster in 2016. Several 2016 vehicles appear: Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, Mazda Mazda6, Nissan Versa, and Dodge Challenger.

Make	Model	Year	Injury share	Complaint count
Toyota	Corolla	2016	22.48	307
Toyota	Camry	2016	16.26	246
Mazda	Mazda6	2016	15.45	110
Nissan	Versa	2016	13.27	113
Dodge	Challenger	2016	11.93	109

That concentration does not, by itself, explain why 2016 appears so often. The findings do not include production volumes, recall histories, or complaint category breakdowns. Still, the repeated appearance of 2016 model years is one of the clearest structural patterns in the table.

Recent model years also appear. The 2021 Toyota Tacoma posts 13.08 with 107 complaints. The 2022 Kia Carnival records 20.35 with 172 complaints, the 2022 Kia K5 records 12.63 with 198 complaints, and the 2022 Toyota Corolla records 12.39 with 113 complaints. The 2024 Tesla Cybertruck enters the list at 12.37 with 186 complaints.

Complaint volume versus injury share

The findings include both injury share and complaint count, and the two do not move in lockstep. The 2014 Toyota Corolla has the largest complaint count in the list at 380, yet its injury share is 14.74. By contrast, the 2016 Toyota Corolla leads the ranking at 22.48 with 307 complaints.

A similar contrast appears elsewhere. The 2022 Kia K5 has 198 complaints and an injury share of 12.63, while the 2022 Kia Carnival has 172 complaints and a much higher injury share of 20.35. The 2024 Tesla Cybertruck has 186 complaints and 12.37, while the 2018 Hyundai Kona has 107 complaints and 14.02.

This is an important distinction for readers looking for simple complaint totals. A model can have a larger complaint count without leading on injury share, and a model can rank highly on injury share without having the largest complaint total in the findings.

Severity context and what this dataset does not cover

The ranking is about injury share in NHTSA complaints, not about verified injury claims, insurance payouts, or court outcomes. Readers searching for injury claim car damage, car auto insurance complaints, complaints about car insurance, or how to complain about car insurance company will not find those answers in this dataset.

Likewise, the findings do not address car accident lawyer complaints, lawsuits, or emotional-distress topics such as injury to feelings 2024. There is also no event-specific reporting tied to June 20, 2024. The only 2024 vehicle in the findings is the Tesla Cybertruck, listed at 12.37 with 186 complaints.

Within its narrower scope, however, the dataset is useful for identifying which model years stand out when injury-related complaints are measured as a share of all complaints for that vehicle. On that basis, the 2016 Toyota Corolla, 2015 Toyota Corolla, and 2022 Kia Carnival form the top tier.

Limitations

Several limitations are important.

First, the findings provide only a ranked list, not the full universe of vehicles. That means the report can describe the leaders but cannot compare them with vehicles outside the list.

Second, the data does not include the underlying complaint narratives. Without those records, it is not possible to say whether these complaints center on crashes, restraint systems, fire, visibility, steering, or another issue.

Third, the findings do not include insurance, repair-shop, or legal-complaint information. So this report cannot answer questions about complaint about car insurance company, complain about car insurance, or complaint for bad car repair.

Finally, the figures are model-year specific. A result for a 2016 Corolla does not automatically describe every Corolla, and a result for a 2022 Kia Carnival does not automatically describe every Kia vehicle.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Which vehicle leads this injury-share complaint ranking? A: The leader is the 2016 Toyota Corolla at 22.48 with 307 complaints. The findings also identify Toyota as the leader make and Corolla as the leader model.

Q: Which other vehicles are closest to the top? A: After the 2016 Toyota Corolla, the 2015 Toyota Corolla ranks at 21.31 with 305 complaints, and the 2022 Kia Carnival ranks at 20.35 with 172 complaints.

Q: Does Toyota appear often in the ranking? A: Yes. Toyota entries include Corolla for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2022, Camry for 2016 and 2017, and Tacoma for 2021.

Q: Which vehicle in the list has the most complaints? A: The 2014 Toyota Corolla has 380 complaints. Its injury share is 14.74.

Q: Is there a 2024 model in the findings? A: Yes. The 2024 Tesla Cybertruck appears with an injury share of 12.37 and 186 complaints.

Q: Does this dataset cover car insurance company complaints or bad repair complaints? A: No. The findings only list model-year vehicles, injury-share percentages, and complaint counts from NHTSA complaints. They do not include insurance company complaints, repair disputes, lawsuits, or lawyer complaints.