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I wonder how they compare to the rest of the auto manufacturers, in this regard.

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> I wonder how they compare to the rest of the auto manufacturers, in this regard.

Most recalls in 2024: Chrysler (72), Ford (67), BMW (36), GM (34), Hyundai (25), Mercedes-Benz (28)

Least: Tesla (16), Mazda (6), Rivian (8), Nissan (18), Toyota (16), Porsche (13)

Another way to look at it is number of people impacted, which changes the "leaderboard". In order of most people to least: Tesla, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, GM, BMW, Kia, Toyota,.... Porsche. Obviously, conflating factor is popularity of brand.

Source: https://brclegal.com/us-car-recall-statistics/

Yeah Tesla is around 4% US marketshare, the largest three players are up to 17%

And Tesla have basically two models, that's probably why Ford have more recalls but less affected people.

Tesla has many small tweaks on their cars from year-to-year and even less. It's not as bad as it used to be (I haven't heard of any plywood in use inside the componentry).

rather than the number people impacted, perhaps the most interesting would be the percentage/ratio of people impacted among the ones who got the car?

According to cars.com, the cybertruck has had 8 safety recalls, while the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning has had 2.

According to the NHTSA, Ford has had 126 recalls this year and the next most is Chrysler with 40. Tesla has 9. https://datahub.transportation.gov/stories/s/NHTSA-Recalls-b...

Is this even a fair comparison when Ford and Chrysler offer a lot more models than Tesla does?

It’s not. For example, Saab has had 0 recalls.

Saab also currently produces 0 models.

That’s the point.

Fords recall numbers have skyrocketed in recent years. So Fords real comparison to its previous self, 2015 they had 68. Why isn’t Fords roughly doubling of recalls news?

>Why isn’t Fords roughly doubling of recalls news?

Oh, I don't know, maybe because Tesla is bigger than the rest of the entire industry combined?

Besides, safety recalls are what matters. I get lots of small qualtiy-related recalls that are so minor I don't even bother getting them done. Meanwhile, Tesla does what it can to avoid quality recalls, because for a while it was a marketing blurb for them.

By units sold per year Tesla is the 15th biggest car company. Ford is 6th. (This is with Hyundai and Kia counted as the same).

By revenue from those sales rather than units, Tesla is 12th. Ford is 6th.

It's reasonably well known that Ford has had a very bad year for recalls; it's definitely made the rounds in the auto world, and breaks through to the mainstream news from time to time.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-2026-ford-ranger-recall...

https://247wallst.com/investing/2025/10/17/ford-recall-recor...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/recalls/2025/09/24/ford-...

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/ford-issues-more-saf...

If you want to compare, you need to pick a specific model year, and the same number of models. Ford has 38 current models, Tesla has has 5.

But how many of those Tesla “recalls” were OTA software updates?

A "recall" means that a safety defect or a failure to meet federal standards has been identified in a vehicle and the manufacturer is required to fix it free.

It is a recall no matter how the manufacture decides to implement the fix. If they can do it OTA, great. That will be more convenient for most owners.

The context of this thread is non-software recalls.

Here's some data: https://datahub.transportation.gov/stories/s/NHTSA-Recalls-b...

If you're looking at the pie chart, Tesla is not shown, but has had 9 in whatever time period and selection criteria is used.

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