Every year, Car manufacturers resemble many car models. This applies, for example, to the repair of malfunctions or manufacturing defects. Here are the manufacturers that had the most recalls in 2022 and the most common reasons why.

Fewer recalls than in previous years

This data comes to us from the site car-recalls.eu. In 2022, it is so 209 models cars from 37 different brands were recalled. The assessment took into account all data published through the European Commission’s weekly notifications on dangerous non-food products and through the Rapid Alert System Rapex (Rapid Information Exchange System).

Number of reports of dangerous defects compared to 2021 and 2020 significantly decreased. By law, manufacturers are required to announce an official recall only if there is a risk to safety, health or the environment. Repair of other functional or structural defects does not require notification. It takes place in the form of a service campaign, a product update or is carried out during the next revision.

List of brands affected by the 2022 recall

Strange as it may seem, it was the German premium brand that was the subject of the largest number of recalls last year. Mercedes has recalled several 2022 models different years of release. This applied to the A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLA, GLA, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS or even the EQB, EQC, EQE, EQS, CLS, SL, AMG GT and also the G-Class .

In the house of Peugeot, the recall affected 208, 2008, 301, 308, 3008, 508, 5008, Expert, Rifter and Traveler of various years of production. volkswagen, universal manufacturer, also recalled many models. Here’s the list: Arteon, Caddy, Crafter, Fox, Golf, Passat, Polo, T-Roc, Tiguan, Touran, Multivan and T7.

According to car-recalls.eu, brands Alfa Romeo, Alpina, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Infiniti, Smart, SsangYong and Subaru did not make any recalls in Europe in 2022.

What are the most common reasons for recalls?