Exterior Lighting problems — most reported vehicles

57,366 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting component group. Below are the model years with the most reports. Last verified Sep 23, 2026.

#	Vehicle	Exterior Lighting complaints	Share of that vehicle’s complaints
1	2007 Toyota Prius	1,060	53%
2	2006 Toyota Prius	941	65%
3	2008 Toyota Prius	579	39%
4	2013 Nissan Altima	441	19%
5	2005 Toyota Prius	346	33%
6	2015 Acura RDX	338	82%
7	2015 Cadillac SRX	302	68%
8	2014 Nissan Altima	299	27%
9	2005 Mercury Grand-Marquis	293	60%
10	2015 Nissan Altima	270	28%
11	2015 GMC Yukon	269	51%
12	2014 Cadillac SRX	266	68%
13	2014 Dodge Durango	259	33%
14	2011 Hyundai Sonata	248	7%
15	2008 Saturn Outlook	247	39%
16	2008 Pontiac G6	243	23%
17	2000 Chevrolet Malibu	241	26%
18	2012 Cadillac SRX	233	56%
19	2007 Pontiac G6	232	19%
20	2010 Cadillac SRX	225	47%
21	2013 Cadillac SRX	217	55%
22	2008 Toyota Avalon	209	60%
23	2003 Mercury Grand-Marquis	207	57%
24	2004 Mercury Grand-Marquis	207	59%
25	2012 Chevrolet Malibu	202	22%
26	2006 Pontiac G6	198	10%
27	2011 Cadillac SRX	198	44%
28	2013 Hyundai Sonata	197	10%
29	2015 Dodge Durango	196	39%
30	2010 Chevrolet Malibu	194	14%
31	2013 Ford Edge	191	8%
32	2009 Pontiac G6	190	27%
33	2011 Ford Edge	187	10%
34	2004 Toyota Prius	184	30%
35	2020 Kia Telluride	183	24%
36	2009 Chevrolet Malibu	172	11%
37	1993 Lincoln Mark-Viii	172	72%
38	2014 Acura RDX	162	67%
39	2016 Mazda CX-5	161	32%
40	2006 Audi A4	159	54%
41	2024 GMC Canyon	159	78%
42	2011 Dodge Charger	158	23%
43	2000 Pontiac Grand-AM	157	23%
44	2006 Buick Lacrosse	156	52%
45	2007 Saturn Outlook	154	30%
46	2005 Chevrolet Malibu	153	16%
47	2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer	151	21%
48	2005 Dodge Grand-Caravan	150	15%
49	1997 Pontiac Grand-Prix	149	18%
50	2010 Toyota Prius	148	5%

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component for each model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and raw totals favor high-volume sellers — a popular model can rank high simply because more of them are on the road.

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