Reliability & cost of ownership
Johnston VT801 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Johnston VT801? 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.
Johnston VT801 problems by model year
11 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 VT801 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 VT801 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 VT801 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 VT801 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 VT801 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 VT801 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 VT801 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 VT801 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |