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Wagon — what actually breaks

2015–2025 · 19 models · 10 engines · 8,215 federal complaints

Every figure below is computed from federal complaint records decoded to the exact engine, aggregated across the whole segment. Where this segment differs from the all-vehicle average, it says so — where it doesn't, no claim is made.

What complaints in this segment are about

Share of component mentions across all wagons in the database, with the all-vehicle average below it for comparison.

This segment
All vehicles
Transmission & drivetrainEngineBrakesElectricalSteeringBody & structureFuel systemEverything else

Engine complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.4×).

Transmission & drivetrain complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.5×).

Electrical complaints run 2.0× their all-vehicle share in this segment.

How often those complaints involve a fire, crash or injury

Share of this segment's complaints. The vertical mark is the all-vehicle average — these shares can be compared because sales volume cancels out of a within-group ratio.

Fire0.9%
Crash3.6%
Injury1.8%

all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%

The engines with the biggest complaint records

Largest complaint samples in the segment — not a worst-list: complaint totals track sales volume, not failure rate. Each links to the full engine-level breakdown.

Subaru Outback — 2.5L H44,167 complaintsElectrical 28% · Engine 5%
Chevrolet Bolt — Electric1,044 complaintsElectrical 28% · Steering 18%
Subaru Outback — 2.4L H4760 complaintsElectrical 14% · Transmission & drivetrain 5%
Subaru Outback — 3.6L H6739 complaintsElectrical 31% · Engine 5%
Honda FIT — L15B1 · 1.5L I4704 complaintsElectrical 27% · Fuel system 15%
Kia Niro — GDI · 1.6L I4320 complaintsTransmission & drivetrain 21% · Engine 17%
Kia Niro — Electric107 complaintsElectrical 23% · Transmission & drivetrain 12%
Nissan Juke — 1.6L I457 complaintsTransmission & drivetrain 18% · Engine 18%

The recalls that matter in this segment

Recalls where NHTSA told owners to stop driving or park outside. Model-level, manufacturer-confirmed. Recall repairs are always free, whatever the car's age.

  • Subaru Outback — Steering › Column (stop driving, 2015–2017) 16V292000
  • Chevrolet Bolt — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2020–2022) 24V812000
  • Chevrolet Bolt — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2020–2022) 24V481000
  • Chevrolet Bolt — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2020–2022) 21V650000
  • Chevrolet Bolt — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2019–2019) 21V560000
  • Chevrolet Bolt — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2019–2019) 20V701000

All the wagons we cover

Subaru Outback5,666Chevrolet Bolt1,045Honda FIT704Kia Niro447Buick Envista82Volvo V6068Nissan Juke57Nissan Ariya54Audi Allroad29Fiat 500L25Volvo V90CC13Volvo V90 CC6Acura ADX5Audi RS 6 Avant5Scion xB5Volvo V60CC4Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA 350Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA450Mercedes-Benz AMG GLB350
Method and limits
  • Complaints: NHTSA public complaint database, model years 2015–2025, each decoded to its exact engine through the partial VIN it carries.
  • Do not compare complaint totals between engines or models — totals track sales. Only within-group shares (component mix, severity rates) are comparable, because volume cancels out.
  • Claims on this page only appear when they clear preset thresholds (deviation ≥1.25×, samples ≥500 mentions or ≥80 complaints). Absence of a claim means the data didn't support one, not that we didn't look.