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: 1995.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 Vandura | 34 | 1 |
| 1994 | 14 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Service brakes, hydraulic24
- Tires6
- Vehicle speed control5
- Steering5
- Air bags5
- Power train4
- Engine and engine cooling4
- Visibility3
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
20 Vandura cars are on the New Zealand register; 85% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the Vandura.
BOTH THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) CAUTION LABEL AND AN ENGINE START LABEL WERE INSTALLED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
THE MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFICATION LABEL AND/OR THE DRIVER AIR BAG ADVISORY LABEL MAY BE MISSING FROM THE VEHICLES, WHICH DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 49 CFR 567.
NHTSA recalls