Australia’s most recalled autos in 2025 revealed

A complete of 380,350 automobiles, SUVs and lightweight industrial autos had been recalled in Australia in 2025, with clients compelled to go to the service division to repair myriad mechanical and software program faults.

The 136 nationwide product security recall notices issued final yr ran the gamut from the tame (incorrect compliance labels within the Ford Mustang Mach-E) to the regarding (potential poisonous gasoline leaks in Ford’s van lineup).

In keeping with the Division of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Improvement, Communications, Sport and the Arts, Ford issued the best variety of recall notices in 2025 (26 in complete) and in addition recalled the very best variety of autos (110,362).

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Throughout all manufacturers, a complete of 25 recollects concerned some type of concern that posed the danger of a automobile hearth, whereas 16 concerned airbags.

Whereas some recollects solely affected a handful of autos, there have been some large-scale recollects. Toyota recalled 69,586 autos throughout seven mannequin traces for an instrument cluster fault, whereas the subsequent largest recollects had been from Ford and each involved a fault with their reversing cameras.

It’s value noting that generally a number of fashions will be lumped right into a single recall discover, whereas at different occasions these could also be separated into totally different recall notices.

The absence of a recall discover doesn’t essentially imply the absence of a difficulty. Issues that aren’t safety-related are sometimes topic to ‘service campaigns’. And a few firms could select to be extra proactive by issuing a recall sooner somewhat than later.

Not all recollects necessitate a return to a dealership. Tesla’s two recollects, for instance, had been resolved by way of an over-the-air software program replace.

Whole variety of recalled autos

Whole variety of recollects issued

Ford had the very best variety of recall notices by far (26), with greater than twice that of second-placed Mercedes-Benz (11).