"How reliable is the 2000 Unknown Unknown?"

"Based on 129 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Unknown Unknown has a median complaint mileage of 27250 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Unknown Unknown?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Unknown Unknown is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 129 total complaints filed."

2000 Unknown Unknown: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 129 complaints

129

Total Complaints

27,250mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

15,000 25th Percentile

27,250 Median Mileage

46,835 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

TRAILER HITCHES

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PULL VEHICLE INTO GARAGE, STOPPED. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, REACHED TO PUT CAR IN "PARK". SUDDEN ACCELERATION; ENOUGH TO BURN PAINT OFF GARAGE FLOOR. THE SCENARIO OF FOOT SLIPPING OFF BRAKE PEDAL IS INADEQUATE TO ACCOUNT FOR DAMAGE LEVEL AND "BURN-OUT" OF TIRES.PHOTOS TAKEN."

"1999 MODEL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK"

"NEW HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMPS ARE EXTREMELY BOTHERSOME TO DRIVE AGAINST. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW THAT REQUIRES DIMMING LIGHTS WHENEVER PASSING OTHER FACING VEHICLES? *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 18 FL: 15 TX: 8 MI: 6 KY: 6 OK: 6 PA: 6 IN: 4 VA: 4 DC: 4

Who Files Complaints?

82.9%

Original Owners

17.099999999999994%

Second+ Owners

Unknown Unknown — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1994	23	-	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	0
1995	37	85,000	TIRES	2
1996	27	-	TIRES	2
1997	54	5,800	TIRES	8
1998	62	-	TIRES	10
1999	137	78,500	TIRES	10
2001	64	30,000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	9
2002	65	5,950	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	6
2003	85	4,166	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	7

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28