Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2006.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Freestyle | 893 | 0 |
| 2006 Freestyle | 1,300 | 1 |
| 2005 Freestyle | 1,459 | 2 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Vehicle speed control1,617
- Power train1,297
- Engine and engine cooling347
- Engine330
- Electrical system266
- Fuel system, gasoline223
- Unknown or other190
- Service brakes, hydraulic150
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 82 Freestyle vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 49 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19 | 12 |
| 2006 | 26 | 18 |
| 2005 | 37 | 19 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 3 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 11.6 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Freestyle · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 |
| 2006 | Freestyle · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 |
| 2005 | Freestyle · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the Freestyle.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS MAY EXPERIENCE WATER INTRUSION ALLOWING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE BODY MAY BREAK, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK HEAT SHIELD TO DROP ON THE DRIVESHAFT (ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES) OR EXHAUST SYSTEM (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES).
NHTSA recalls