Share of residents living in urban areas
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: CA, CT, IN, KY, LA, MN, NC, OH, WVfewer 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 urban areas, complaints against expected, complaints filed.
What it shows: States with more share of residents living in urban areas tend to sit higher on the chart across 34 states: a pattern in the data, not proof of cause.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census (P2 urban and rural population), joined to NHTSA owner complaints · downloaded 2026-10-12
Data and chart by CalcScrape: Wheel Alignment Cost Calculator