Safety alerts: Motor vehicles
1 188 safety alerts for Motor vehicles in 36 months in Europe: notifying countries, risks and trend.
- Alerts, last 36 months: 1 188
- Last 12 months: 379
- Against the 12 before: -18%
- Median per month: 32
- Serious risk: 99%
- Median days from measure to publication: 22
Source: Safety Gate, European Commission. Data adapted by us (counted and aggregated). Weekly report of 2026-10-30. Sources and licences.
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Alerts per month
One Safety Gate report comes out each week, so a month with five reports looks higher. Compare whole years, not single months.
Alerts per month (month, alerts)
| Month | Alerts |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 32 |
| 2026-09 | 24 |
| 2026-08 | 26 |
| 2026-07 | 43 |
| 2026-06 | 31 |
| 2026-05 | 22 |
| 2026-04 | 26 |
| 2026-03 | 41 |
| 2026-02 | 37 |
| 2026-01 | 37 |
| 2025-12 | 26 |
| 2025-11 | 34 |
| 2025-10 | 27 |
| 2025-09 | 46 |
| 2025-08 | 64 |
| 2025-07 | 45 |
| 2025-06 | 15 |
| 2025-05 | 39 |
| 2025-04 | 36 |
| 2025-03 | 28 |
| 2025-02 | 33 |
| 2025-01 | 55 |
| 2024-12 | 32 |
| 2024-11 | 40 |
| 2024-10 | 25 |
| 2024-09 | 29 |
| 2024-08 | 33 |
| 2024-07 | 25 |
| 2024-06 | 27 |
| 2024-05 | 37 |
| 2024-04 | 28 |
| 2024-03 | 43 |
| 2024-02 | 27 |
| 2024-01 | 24 |
| 2023-12 | 24 |
| 2023-11 | 27 |
By notifying country
| Country | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 649 | 55% |
| France | 306 | 26% |
| Portugal | 64 | 5% |
| Belgium | 51 | 4% |
| Poland | 31 | 3% |
| Italy | 14 | 1% |
| Austria | 12 | 1% |
| Luxembourg | 11 | 1% |
| Hungary | 9 | 1% |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1% |
Most reported risks
One alert can have several, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Risk | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Injuries | 870 | 73% |
| Fire | 318 | 27% |
| Environment | 49 | 4% |
| Chemical | 10 | 1% |
| Electric shock | 7 | 1% |
| Burns | 5 | 0% |
Most reported measures
| Most reported measures | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Recall from end users | 1 140 | 96% |
| Marketing ban | 10 | 1% |
| Import rejected at the border | 9 | 1% |
| Listing removed by the online marketplace | 8 | 1% |
| Withdrawn from the market | 8 | 1% |
| Warning to consumers | 5 | 0% |
Stated origin, as published
| Stated origin, as published | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 287 | 24% |
| France | 257 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 79 | 7% |
| United States | 69 | 6% |
| Japan | 67 | 6% |
Latest alerts
| Published | Product | Country | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Passenger car | Portugal | Injuries |
| 2026-10-30 | Passenger car | Germany | Injuries |
| 2026-10-30 | Passenger car | Germany | Injuries |
| 2026-10-30 | Passenger car | Germany | Injuries |
| 2026-10-30 | Light commercial vehicle | France | Fire |
| 2026-10-30 | Light commercial vehicle | France | Fire |
| 2026-10-30 | Light commercial vehicle | France | Fire |
| 2026-10-30 | Light commercial vehicle | France | Fire |
| 2026-10-23 | Passenger car | Belgium | Injuries |
| 2026-10-23 | Passenger car | Portugal | Injuries |
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