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2020 Porsche 911

Gas
Minicompact Cars
12 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
F
Safety Signal
56 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
Recalls1 critical 8
Complaintsnone reporting a crash, fire or injury 7
Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —
Fuel economybest combined, EPA 20 mpg
20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016

The 2020 Porsche 911 is sold in the U.S. as a gas coupe with 12 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 911 Carrera, is EPA-rated at 20 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 7 complaints, most often about the engine.

Porsche 911 — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Porsche 911 · Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →
TrimPowertrainDriveMSRPHPTorqueCargo (2nd row)Wheels
911 Carrera SGasRWD—443 hp390 lb-ft4.7 cu-ft20 in
911 Carrera 4SGasAWD—443 hp390 lb-ft4.7 cu-ft20 in
911 Carrera S CabrioletGasRWD—443 hp390 lb-ft4.7 cu-ft20 in
911 Carrera 4S CabrioletGasAWD—443 hp390 lb-ft4.7 cu-ft20 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
911 CarreraGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182420$4,100
911 Carrera 4GasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182420$4,100
911 Carrera 4 CabrioletGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182420$4,100
911 Carrera 4SGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182320$4,100
911 Carrera 4SGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo172420$4,100
911 Carrera 4S CabrioletGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182320$4,100
911 Carrera 4S CabrioletGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo172420$4,100
911 Carrera CabrioletGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo172420$4,100
911 Carrera SGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182420$4,100
911 Carrera SGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo172520$4,100
911 Carrera S CabrioletGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182320$4,100
911 Carrera S CabrioletGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo172520$4,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42408, 42412, 42413, 41983, 42414, 42063, 42415, 42409, 41981, 42410.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates
ConfigurationSmog ratingEmission standardWhere it can be sold newSmartWay
911 Carrera, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet5 / 10California LEV-III ULEV70 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 70All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (8)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Back Over Prevention

ASB2
172,107 vehicles 47% reported repaired
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019-2025 Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid, 2020-2025 911, Taycan, 2024-2025 Panamera, and 2025 Panamera E-Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility." Risk A rearview image that does not display properly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the driver assistance software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ASB2. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 19, 2026.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 25V896000 reported Dec 19, 2025 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Visibility

ARA3
8,101 vehicles 94% reported repaired
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020-2024 911 vehicles. The front windshield and rear window may not be properly secured and can detach. Risk During air bag deployment, an unsecured windshield may not support the front air bags as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. Fix Dealers will inspect and replace the windshield and rear window as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 30, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARA3.
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 24V155000 reported Feb 28, 2024 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Structure

APA4
3 vehicles 100% reported repaired
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 911 Carrera S, 2021 Taycan Turbo, and 2022 911 Carrera vehicles. Due to a process error in the car body production line, various welds may be missing from the vehicle body. Risk In the event of a crash, incomplete body welding may not provide adequate protection to occupants, increasing the risk of injury. Fix Dealers will inspect and repair the welds, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA4.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 23V313000 reported May 3, 2023 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic

AMB9
11 vehicles 100% reported repaired
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020-2021 911 Carrera and Taycan vehicles. The pressure input rod connection on the brake booster may be loose and could detach. Risk A detached pressure input rod will cause the brake pedal to fail, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will repair or replace the brake booster as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB9.
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 21V697000 reported Sep 8, 2021 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Suspension

AMA6
7 vehicles 86% reported repaired
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster, 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe, Carrera 4S Coupe, and Carrera S Cabriolet vehicles. The screw connection on the rear axle upper control arm may be loose. Risk A loose connection may fail, causing driving instability and increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will rework and tighten the screw connection on the rear axle upper control arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA6.
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 21V201000 reported Mar 24, 2021 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Power Train

ALA8
14 vehicles 100% reported repaired
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe vehicles. The front axle differential bracket may not have been tightened correctly. If it comes loose, the differential could potentially cause damage to surrounding components. Risk Components such as the fuel tank or drive shafts may become damaged from the loose differential. Damage to the fuel tank can result in fuel leakage, which in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will remove the front axle differential to check the screw threads, and to inspect surrounding components for any consequential damage. Depending on the inspection result, the front axle differential will be reinstalled or replaced using new screw joints torqued to the required specification. All work will be performed free of charge. The recall began August 20, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for t
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 20V381000 reported Jul 1, 2020 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Exterior Lighting

AKC1
1,928 vehicles 99% reported repaired built May 17, 2019 – Dec 5, 2019
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 911 Carrera S Coupe, Cabrio, Coupe, 4 Coupe, 4S Coupe, 4 Cabrio, 4S Cabrio, and S Cabrio vehicles. Due to a software error, the hazard warning lights may not function when activated by an operator. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." Risk If the hazard warning lights cannot be activated, there is an increased risk of a crash in a hazard situation. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the control unit, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKC1.
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 19V878000 reported Dec 11, 2019 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Power Train

AKB2
3 vehicles 67% reported repaired built Mar 18, 2019 – Mar 18, 2019
Problem Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 911 GT2 RS and 2020 911 Carrera S Coupe vehicles. The bolts connecting the driveshaft to the wheel hub may not have been properly tightened. Risk If the driveshaft disconnects from the wheel hub, it can increase the risk of crash. Fix Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will properly tighten the driveshaft connection to the wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began August 9, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB2.
Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 19V445000 reported Jun 12, 2019 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific 911

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2020 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Porsche publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Porsche’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2020 Porsche 911, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
7complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

8.3 per 10,000 built · Porsche reported 8,399 911 built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2020: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2026: 4

Most-cited components

Engine 3
Power Train 2
Fuel/Propulsion System 2
Electrical System 1
Unspecified 1
Exterior Lighting 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

COMPONENT THAT FAILED: A high-pressure fuel injector (cylinder 2). The failed injector and engine wiring harness are available for inspection on request. The vehicle is currently at an authorized dealer.
Engine Sep 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11762189
Both my rear break lights are showing stress cracks from movement of the frame of the body. There are other references to this happening online from other owners and it's a manufacturer defect.
Exterior Lighting Apr 27, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11733939
There is a fuel line above the engine that is leaking fuel onto the top of the engine and running down to the exhaust components. Car is giving off a very strong gas smell. Brought it to Porsche Jacksonville and they are replacing the fuel line above the engine. They have to pull the engine to do so.
Fuel/Propulsion System Nov 4, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11697354
The contact owns a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera. The contact stated that the driver’s and passenger’s seat release straps failed to operate as intended to allow passengers in the rear of the vehicle to enter or exit as needed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that unknown parts needed to be replaced.
Seats Jan 28, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11639050
My 2020 Porsche 911 was two days old when I get a "ignition lock error-service required". The next day the tachometer stopped working. After the dealer fixed the problem, I drove home and park the car for two days. The next day the car would not start.
Electrical System Feb 11, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11308635
Loss of power due to Injectors failure on acceleration. A reproducible pattern on HWY merges or passes for example. This is an issue that has been identified and experienced by other Porsche 992/718 owners. Issue discussed in the following thread
Engine Aug 28, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11760504

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Extended coverage on file 2 filings by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every Porsche warranty extension (5) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 2,520
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-24
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 2379 service bulletins, 66 service campaigns, 60 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Engine, Unknown Or Other, Equipment, Power Train.

  • No. 96-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-24 · Structure — Body
  • Symptom-based workshop manual for Noises from Front Wiper Blade
  • No. 92-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-24 · Structure — Body
  • Technical Information for Wind Noises when Driving from the Sunroof Area
  • No. 91-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-24 · Power Train
  • Technical Information for Particles/Metal Chips/Residues in Engine Oil
  • No. 28-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-22 · Power Train
  • Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C40 engine oils are allocated.
  • No. 27-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-22 · Engine
  • Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C20 engine oils are allocated.
  • No. 26-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-22 · Power Train
  • Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin includes all models back to model year 1984, for which C30 engine oils are allocated.
  • No. 25-26 Service bulletin
    2026-09-22 · Engine
  • Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 1997 to 2020, for which A40 engine oils are assigned. Model years 1997-2001 are not available for selection in the system.
  • SPTL2609 Service bulletin
    2026-09-14 · Wheels
  • Special Tools and Equipment Information for alignment machines - Q3 2026 Software Spec Update Available

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2020 Porsche 911 failed the emissions check on 4.3% of first inspections — higher than the 2.2% for every 2020 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0.30% (every 2020 vehicle: 1.6%).

New York inspections 4.3%

failed emissions

329 initial inspections of 321 vehicles.

MeasureThe 2020 911Every 2020 vehicleBehind it
Failed the emissions check4.3%2.2%328
Failed the safety inspection0.30%1.6%329
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit0%0.19%329
Miles driven a year3,0919,980odometer at inspection
Average odometer19,49862,630odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2020 vehicle” is every 2020 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

911 by model year

all years, side by side →
Year Safety Recalls Complaints
2026 A 0 1 21 mpg2025 A 2 2 21 mpg2024 F 5 7 Do not drive2023 F 8 3 Do not drive2022 F 8 10 Do not drive2021 F 8 6 Do not drive2020 this page F 8 7 20 mpg2019 B 3 2 25 mpg2018 B 2 2 25 mpg2017 C 5 6 25 mpg2016 B 3 2 23 mpg

Common questions about the 2020 911

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2020 Porsche 911 have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 8 recall campaigns for the 2020 Porsche 911, 1 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 21V697000, covering Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2020 Porsche 911?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2020 Porsche 911 yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it F (56/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2020 Porsche 911?

Across the 12 EPA-rated configurations of the 2020 Porsche 911, the best EPA combined figure is 20 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2020 Porsche 911?

Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Porsche 911, most often about engine, power train, fuel/propulsion system. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2020 Porsche 911?

The EPA smog rating for the 2020 Porsche 911 is 5 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV70, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2020 Porsche 911?

The manufacturer has filed 2520 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2020 Porsche 911, most often covering electrical system, engine, unknown or other. The most recent is dated 2026-09-24. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2020 Porsche 911 do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2020 Porsche 911 failed the emissions check on 4.3% of first inspections — higher than the 2.2% for every 2020 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0.30% (every 2020 vehicle: 1.6%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations12 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates12 configurationsEPA emission certificatesSmog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls8NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints7NHTSA complaint databaseAlso complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratingsnoneNHTSA NCAPNHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins2520NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
InvestigationsnoneNHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationNo defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSAnoneNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWe had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment4 trimsManufacturer press kitTranscribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Where to go next

pages beside this one
Other years The 2026 911 The 911 model year with the cleanest record on file — grade A, 0 recalls.Recalls Every Porsche recall on file All campaigns filed against Porsche vehicles, newest first, with the manufacturer's own number.Recall Watch Watch this 911 by VIN Give it the VIN and you hear the night a campaign is filed — from $29 a month for a lot, free for ten.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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