Share of residents living in non-metro counties
Complaints against what the makes sold would predict (1.0× = expected)
left map: lower to higherright map: green fewer complaints than expected, red morefurthest from the pattern: MD, NY, VAfewer than 10 complaints
This describes states, not any one car, and it does not show that the left measure produces the right one.
Every state with 10 or more complaints, most over-reported first: state, share of residents living in non-metro counties, complaints against expected, complaints filed.
What it shows: States with more share of residents living in non-metro counties tend to sit higher on the chart across 21 states: a pattern in the data, not proof of cause.
Source: USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes 2023 (codes 4 to 9) with 2020 Census county population, joined to NHTSA owner complaints · downloaded 2026-10-12
Data and chart by CalcScrape: Strut Replacement