A concise look at 2025 recall activity among major automakers, highlighting the scale and the trouble spots for each brand.

Ford

In 2025 alone, Ford initiated 142 recall campaigns. The main triggers were rearview camera faults, malfunctioning instrument-cluster displays, brake-system issues, and cracks in fuel injectors. Taken together, these glitches affect everyday usability as much as safety, a reminder that peripheral electronics can sideline a modern car as surely as a mechanical flaw.

Chrysler

The brand logged 48 recall campaigns in 2025. The central issue was failures of high-voltage batteries fitted to hybrid versions—defects that could lead to a vehicle fire. It underscores how critical battery integrity is to trust in electrified models.

General Motors

GM carried out 26 major recalls in 2025, driven chiefly by engine failures and transmission defects. It’s a sober reminder that the fundamentals of the powertrain still make or break ownership confidence.

Honda

Approximately 256,600 hybrid Honda Accord units were recalled in 2025 because of severe software errors that could cause systems to fail. When code goes wrong at this scale, even a staple nameplate can quickly find itself sidelined.

Kia

Nearly a quarter of a million Kia vehicles went through recalls during 2025 due to manufacturing defects in the fuel tank design that threatened safe driving. Old-school hardware problems haven’t disappeared—and when they involve the fuel system, vigilance becomes essential.