Safest 2027 coupes by NHTSA recall record
Highest Safety Signal among 9 coupe model-years, ties broken by fewest owner complaints.
| # | Vehicle | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027 Aston Martin Vanquish | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 2 | 2027 BMW 2 Series | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 3 | 2027 BMW 4 Series | A | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 4 | 2027 Chevrolet Corvette | A | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 5 | 2027 Lotus Emira | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 6 | 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 7 | 2027 Mercedes-Benz E-Class | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 8 | 2027 Nissan Z | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
| 9 | 2027 Subaru BRZ | A* | 0 | 0 | 100 / 100 |
* Provisional: the grade starts at 100 and subtracts per recall, so a model year nothing has been filed against yet scores full marks on an empty record. It has not been driven long enough to be tested — read a starred row as untested, not as proven.
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). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade. 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.