Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 Pickup | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 Pickup | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 Pickup | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 Pickup | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 Pickup | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Seat belts28
- Power train8
- Tires6
- Structure5
- Engine and engine cooling5
- Electrical system3
- Unknown or other2
- Visibility1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 152 Pickup vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 115 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 16 |
| 1996 | 13 | 12 |
| 1995 | 32 | 25 |
| 1994 | 11 | 10 |
| 1993 | 18 | 13 |
| 1992 | 13 | 7 |
| 1991 | 7 | 5 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6 |
| 1989 | 8 | 6 |
| 1987 | 6 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 | 4 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 | 3 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
In New Zealand
6 Pickup cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
1,179 Pickup cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 56% passed first time, against 56% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 110 | 59% |
| 2005 | 175 | 51% |
| 2004 | 460 | 58% |
| 2003 | 285 | 57% |
| 2002 | 149 | 54% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | Pickup | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 19.3% | 21.5% |
| Brakes | 18.6% | 13.7% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 17.5% | 9.2% |
| Suspension | 17.1% | 16.8% |
| Visibility | 9.6% | 7.6% |
| Tyres | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| Steering | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3.5% | 3.1% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the Pickup in 1 alert. European versions can differ from the North American car.
A fault in the gas generator of the front passenger airbag can cause uncontrolled inflation when the airbag is activated. Because the ignition pressure is too high, it can damage the airbag housing and cause injury.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0