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The car defects archive

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Known defects for every used model, written and sourced by the community, wiki-style. 10 languages, 14 markets, and a free forum under every model.

The same name can hide different cars depending on the market (engines, gearboxes, plants). Pick the market where the car was first sold new.

14Markets
10Languages
159Models documented
832Documented defects
19,642Official recalls
103,518Service bulletins
Database

Makes

Documented defectsOfficial recallsService bulletins
A

Abarth

1

Acura

2211457
AR

Alfa Romeo

4382277
A

Alpine

9

Aston Martin

65255

Audi

225268229

Bentley

121708

BMW

169893939
B

Buick

4783753
B

BYD

0 documented defects

Cadillac

3477835
C

Chery

0 documented defects

Chevrolet

6117115575

Chrysler

93732727

Citroën

46560
C

Cupra

4

Dacia

56
D

Daewoo

726
D

Daihatsu

6
D

Dodge

8736405

DS

22

Ferrari

128168

Fiat

100248462

Ford

4322237430
G

Geely

0 documented defects
G

Genesis

72218
G

GMC

4569673
H

Haval

0 documented defects
H

Holden

0 documented defects

Honda

106403051
H

Hummer

21697

Hyundai

6351681

Infiniti

176846
I

Isuzu

104206
J

Jaguar

2692242

Jeep

15656020

Kia

4741752

Lada

3

Lamborghini

80126
L

Lancia

326
LR

Land Rover

33923844
L

Lexus

42222240
L

Lincoln

3772023
L

Lotus

5143
M

Mahindra

0 documented defects
MS

Maruti Suzuki

0 documented defects

Maserati

106462

Mazda

94062554

McLaren

29182
MB

Mercedes-Benz

3719623506
M

Mercury

3431311

MG

2

Mini

8100852

Mitsubishi

3431285

Nissan

308002194
O

Oldsmobile

295803

Opel

6731184
P

Perodua

2

Peugeot

745761
P

Plymouth

179234

Polestar

0 documented defects
P

Pontiac

4461901

Porsche

3553236
P

Proton

8

Ram

62572

Renault

93324

Rolls-Royce

7332
R

Rover

261
S

Saab

16138739
S

Saturn

68844

SEAT

2984

Škoda

485

Smart

11978
S

SsangYong

10

Subaru

2442339

Suzuki

15170
T

Tata

4

Tesla

136300

Toyota

188703868

Vauxhall

99

Volkswagen

527194524

Volvo

264082486

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    Markets

    One model name, 14 different cars.

    Each car is filed under the market where it was first sold new, not where it is today. A US-spec car in Dubai or a Japanese import in Manchester keeps the defects of its original spec.

    Europe & Eurasia

    EUPhase 1 · launch
    EuropeLeft-hand driveLanguages: FR · EN · ES · DE · IT · PT
    UKPhase 1 · launch
    UK & IrelandRight-hand driveLanguages: EN
    TRPhase 3
    TurkeyLeft-hand driveLanguages: EN
    CISPhase 3
    Russia & CISLeft-hand driveLanguages: EN

    Americas

    NAPhase 1 · launch
    North America (US, Canada)Left-hand driveLanguages: EN · ES · FR
    MXPhase 2
    MexicoLeft-hand driveLanguages: ES · EN
    LAPhase 2
    Latin America (incl. Brazil)Left-hand driveLanguages: ES · PT · EN

    Asia-Pacific

    JPPhase 3
    JapanRight-hand driveLanguages: JA · EN
    KRPhase 3
    South KoreaLeft-hand driveLanguages: KO · EN
    INPhase 3
    India & South AsiaRight-hand driveLanguages: EN
    SEAPhase 3
    Southeast AsiaLeft- and right-hand driveLanguages: EN · ZH
    ANZPhase 2
    Australia & New ZealandRight-hand driveLanguages: EN

    Middle East & Africa

    GCCPhase 2
    Gulf states (GCC)Left-hand driveLanguages: AR · EN
    AFPhase 3
    Africa (incl. South Africa)Left- and right-hand driveLanguages: EN · FR · PT · AR

    Where the local language is not yet among the ten (Turkey, Russia & CIS, India, Southeast Asia), content is shown in English.

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