Reliability & cost of ownership
Excel Limited Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Excel Limited? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Excel Limited problems by model year
12 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 Limited | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 Limited | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |