Methodology

This site is under active development. Once vehicle data is live, this page will explain exactly how our numbers are calculated — what a complaint count does and doesn't mean, how severity is scored, and where every figure comes from. Check back soon.

In the meantime

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Questions in the meantime: see Contact.