Do shock or strut replacement problems track annual snowfall across states?
Shock or strut replacement complaints run higher where annual snowfall is higherNHTSA owner complaints about shock or strut replacement run 21% above what the makes sold there would predict in the 10 states with the highest annual snowfall, and 4% below in the 10 with the lowest.
What it shows: States with more annual snowfall (inches) tend to sit higher on the chart across 36 states: a pattern in the data, not proof of cause.
Data: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, joined to NHTSA owner complaints, downloaded 2026-10-12 · 36 states. Chart: CalcScrape · calcscrape.com
A moderate pattern, probably real but not certain: about 1 in 14 patterns this clear turn out to be false alarms. Weak spot: hold days per year that cross freezing, median station equal and only 26% of the annual snowfall pattern remains, so part of it may be that factor.