Tires & Wheels Problems
27,087 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints across all covered vehicles in our database. Below are the vehicles with the most reports in this category. Complaint counts are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and may not indicate confirmed defects.
Key Takeaways
- This hub groups NHTSA owner complaints tagged to the tires & wheels category across all currently indexable vehicle pages in the database.
- The current leaderboard spans 4 makes and 14 models, so it works best as a browsing and comparison surface, not a defect verdict.
- The highest-volume tracked page right now is 1998 Ford Explorer with 696 complaints in this category.
- A high complaint count can reflect sales volume, age, or reporting behavior. Use the linked vehicle and recall pages to understand context before drawing conclusions.
What This Category Means
This page groups NHTSA owner complaints where the reported component falls under the tires & wheels category. Vehicles are ranked by the number of reports in this category. These counts are browsing signals — a high number reflects how many owners submitted reports, not a confirmed failure rate. Click any vehicle to view its full complaint breakdown by component.
| # | Vehicle | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 Ford Explorer | 696 |
| 2 | 1997 Ford Explorer | 666 |
| 3 | 1996 Ford Explorer | 559 |
| 4 | 1997 Ford F-150 | 392 |
| 5 | 1999 Ford Explorer | 352 |
| 6 | 1994 Ford Explorer | 324 |
| 7 | 1993 Ford Explorer | 243 |
| 8 | 2017 Chevrolet Corvette | 221 |
| 9 | 2000 Ford Explorer | 213 |
| 10 | 1995 Ford Explorer | 198 |
| 11 | 1999 Ford Expedition | 191 |
| 12 | 1998 Ford F-150 | 187 |
| 13 | 2000 Ford Excursion | 180 |
| 14 | 2000 Ford Expedition | 174 |
| 15 | 2000 Ford Ranger | 135 |
| 16 | 2000 Ford Focus | 132 |
| 17 | 1992 Ford Explorer | 128 |
| 18 | 2004 Toyota Sienna | 124 |
| 19 | 2019 Chevrolet Corvette | 123 |
| 20 | 1998 Ford Windstar | 122 |
| 21 | 2010 Ford Fusion | 121 |
| 22 | 2000 Chevrolet Silverado | 120 |
| 23 | 2004 Nissan Maxima | 120 |
| 24 | 2000 Ford F-350 | 117 |
| 25 | 2001 Chevrolet Silverado | 111 |
| 26 | 1991 Ford Explorer | 109 |
| 27 | 1999 Ford F-250 | 106 |
| 28 | 1999 Ford F-350 | 105 |
| 29 | 2000 Ford F-250 | 105 |
| 30 | 2006 Toyota Sienna | 96 |
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Data sourced from NHTSA public records. A high complaint count may reflect a vehicle's popularity or sales volume, not necessarily a higher defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026