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Jacksonville among top 10 cities in Florida with unfixed car recalls

Jacksonville is among the top 10 cities in Florida with the greatest number of cars with open recalls, according to a new study.

More than 4 million cars in Florida have unfixed safety recalls, according to annual research on auto recalls by Carfax.

One in every four cars in the state is affected -- a 46 percent increase from 2016.

Florida is the No. 3 state with the highest number of open recalls behind California and Texas.

Top 10 places in Florida where people are most likely to have a car with unfixed recalls:

Rank

City

Est. % vehicles

Est. # vehicles

1.

Miami

28%

362,616

2.

Hollywood

28%

101,052

3.

Jacksonville

25%

169,484

4.

West Palm Beach

27%

78,393

5.

Pompano Beach

25%

84,780

6.

Ft. Lauderdale

25%

161,349

7.

St. Petersburg

24%

63,718

8.

Tampa

24%

132,151

9.

Orlando

23%

207,426

10.

Naples

22%

56,419