Do ignition and engine sensors problems track gallons of motor gasoline burned per resident per year across states?
Ignition and engine sensors problem complaints run slightly higher where gallons of motor gasoline burned per resident per year is higherNHTSA owner complaints about ignition and engine sensors problems run 6% above what the makes sold there would predict in the 10 states with the highest gallons of motor gasoline burned per resident per year, and 0% below in the 10 with the lowest.
What it shows: States with more gallons of motor gasoline burned per resident per year (seds, transportation) tend to sit higher on the chart across 50 states: a pattern in the data, not proof of cause.
Data: EIA State Energy Data System, motor gasoline consumption, joined to NHTSA owner complaints, downloaded 2026-10-12 · 50 states. Chart: CalcScrape · calcscrape.com
A moderate pattern, probably real but not certain: about 1 in 7 patterns this clear turn out to be false alarms. Weak spot: hold cost of living index equal and only 24% of the gallons of motor gasoline burned per resident per year pattern remains, so part of it may be that factor.