Shifting problems: most reported vehicles

Model years whose owners most often describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission in NHTSA complaints. Last verified Aug 7, 2026.

#	Vehicle	Reports
1	2018 Ford F-150	211
2	2004 Nissan Maxima	206
3	2005 Nissan Maxima	187
4	2019 Ford F-150	160
5	2014 Jeep Cherokee	141
6	2014 Ford Focus	133
7	2013 Ford Focus	120
8	2015 Jeep Cherokee	119
9	2002 Ford Explorer	111
10	2012 Ford Focus	102
11	2002 Honda Odyssey	98
12	2003 Honda Accord	92
13	2017 Chrysler Pacifica	90
14	2002 Honda Accord	89
15	2006 Nissan Maxima	78
16	2020 Ford F-150	72
17	2019 Chevrolet Silverado-1500	70
18	2010 Ford Fusion	67
19	2002 Toyota RAV4	65
20	2004 Ford Explorer	61
21	2013 Ford F-150	60
22	2016 Ford Focus	59
23	2020 Ford Expedition	59
24	2020 Ford Explorer	58
25	1995 Ford Windstar	56
26	2015 Chrysler 200	54
27	2017 Ford F-150	50
28	2003 Honda Odyssey	44
29	2019 Ford Expedition	43
30	2015 Ford Focus	42
31	2006 Ford Explorer	41
32	2013 Ford Fiesta	38
33	2017 Ford Focus	37
34	2006 Ford Fusion	36
35	2003 Toyota RAV4	36
36	2013 Nissan Pathfinder	35
37	2005 Nissan Pathfinder	34
38	2019 Ford Edge	34
39	2012 Ford Fiesta	34
40	2021 Ford F-150	33
41	2001 Honda Accord	33
42	2021 Chevrolet Silverado-1500	33
43	2001 Toyota RAV4	33
44	1999 Honda Accord	32
45	2016 Ford F-150	31
46	2016 Chevrolet Silverado-1500	31
47	2018 GMC Sierra-1500	30
48	2017 Chevrolet Silverado-1500	29
49	2019 GMC Sierra-1500	29
50	2004 Honda Accord	28

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints whose narrative matches this symptom’s keywords. Automatic classification is approximate, and raw totals favor vehicles that sold in large numbers.

297 model years have shifting problems reports in total. Browse all vehicles →

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