Most acceleration & cruise control complaints by model year

Updated Oct 10, 2026 from NHTSA data · How we count

Vehicle speed control: unintended acceleration, throttle, cruise control. Ranked by number of owner complaints filed with NHTSA, model years from the last 15 years.

#	Vehicle	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Recalls	Median miles
1	2018 Ram 2500	341	2	0	1	59,000 mi
2	2022 Tesla Model 3	171	14	0	0	2,900 mi
3	2023 Tesla Model Y	167	35	0	0	5,000 mi
4	2021 Tesla Model Y	161	19	1	0	524 mi
5	2013 Ford F-150	147	2	0	0	119,000 mi
6	2022 Tesla Model Y	140	14	1	0	5,000 mi
7	2021 Tesla Model 3	123	11	0	0	10,650 mi
8	2018 Ram 3500	106	0	0	1	40,000 mi
9	2018 Chevrolet Malibu	97	3	0	0	56,000 mi
10	2017 Chevrolet Malibu	97	0	0	0	66,726 mi
11	2016 Chevrolet Malibu	89	2	0	0	69,712 mi
12	2018 Tesla Model 3	76	25	0	0	15,415 mi
13	2016 Ram 1500	72	3	0	1	81,500 mi
14	2024 Jeep Wrangler	72	2	0	0	317 mi
15	2011 Ford F-150	69	8	0	0	135,000 mi
16	2017 Ram 2500	69	0	1	1	51,815 mi
17	2023 Tesla Model 3	69	21	0	0	25,737 mi
18	2020 Tesla Model 3	68	18	2	0	1,740 mi
19	2019 Tesla Model 3	64	15	0	0	6,000 mi
20	2014 Ford F-150	64	1	0	0	106,800 mi
21	2015 Ford F-150	63	4	0	0	74,800 mi
22	2019 Honda Odyssey	62	3	0	0	25,093 mi
23	2018 Honda Accord	61	7	0	0	37,000 mi
24	2016 Ford F-150	61	2	1	0	59,000 mi
25	2018 Ford F-150	58	2	0	0	49,000 mi
26	2023 Volkswagen ID.4	57	21	0	0	13,000 mi
27	2019 Jeep Cherokee	57	2	0	0	20,000 mi
28	2017 Ford F-150	53	1	0	0	94,500 mi
29	2023 Fisker Ocean	52	1	0	0	7,000 mi
30	2014 Jeep Cherokee	49	5	0	2	71,842 mi
31	2021 Jeep Wrangler	46	4	1	0	4,965 mi
32	2012 Ford F-150	45	2	0	0	137,895 mi
33	2016 Nissan Altima	44	2	0	0	71,000 mi
34	2019 Ford F-150	43	1	0	0	62,500 mi
35	2014 Ram 1500	43	2	0	1	97,000 mi
36	2017 Hyundai Tucson	42	1	0	0	60,082 mi
37	2022 Honda Civic	42	1	0	0	9,500 mi
38	2013 Nissan Rogue	41	0	1	0	104,490 mi
39	2018 Honda Odyssey	41	0	0	0	61,000 mi
40	2018 Honda CR-V	41	1	0	0	37,900 mi
41	2015 Ram 1500	39	1	0	1	119,000 mi
42	2017 Nissan Altima	38	2	0	0	62,000 mi
43	2023 Nissan Rogue	37	4	0	0	40,000 mi
44	2024 Tesla Model Y	37	17	1	0	13,133 mi
45	2019 Ram 1500	37	0	0	2	19,000 mi
46	2020 Tesla Model Y	37	13	0	0	900 mi
47	2021 Ford Mustang Mach E	37	7	0	1	14,750 mi
48	2017 Jeep Cherokee	36	0	0	1	40,208 mi
49	2016 Tesla Model S	36	16	0	0	39,000 mi
50	2016 Kia Sorento	36	3	0	1	70,308 mi

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology