Banks Complaints UK 2026

Which UK banks receive the most complaints? We rank every major bank by complaint rate using official FCA data, plus Financial Ombudsman uphold rates showing how often customers win disputes.

Company Total Complaints Rate (per 1,000 accounts) Ombudsman Uphold Trend
Wesleyan 1,521 241.7 → Stable
James Hay 1,496 216.6 → Stable
Swift 1st 1,278 108.5 → Stable
Countrywide Assured 1,489 78.5 → Stable
Elderbridge 1,550 49.5 → Stable
Aldermore 3,276 44.6 → Stable
Pepper Money 1,441 32.7 → Stable
Topaz Finance 6,175 24.1 → Stable
US Bank 3,566 22.3 → Stable
USAY Group 1,236 22.2 → Stable
Marshmallow 8,673 21.8 → Stable
Barclays 198,289 16.9 → Stable
Kensington Mortgages 2,076 16.8 → Stable
ACM ULR 1,305 13.0 → Stable
Vanquis Bank 38,231 12.9 → Stable
Connells 1,223 12.9 → Stable
UK Mortgage Lending 1,325 12.2 → Stable
Charter Court Financial Services 3,742 11.9 → Stable
Quilter 3,307 11.0 → Stable
St. James's Place 12,316 11.0 → Stable
OneSavings Bank 4,856 8.5 → Stable
Embark 2,681 7.7 → Stable
Metro Bank 24,099 7.3 → Stable
Shawbrook Bank 3,519 6.9 → Stable
Coutts 3,735 5.5 → Stable
Capital One 61,142 5.3 → Stable
The Mortgage Works 3,003 5.2 → Stable
Bank of Ireland UK 5,412 4.6 → Stable
Zopa 26,752 4.5 → Stable
American Express 29,140 4.4 → Stable
Accord Mortgages 1,861 4.3 → Stable
Virgin Money 96,245 4.0 → Stable
Starling Bank 34,952 3.6 → Stable
TSB 67,989 3.6 → Stable
Ikano Bank 2,680 3.5 → Stable
Cynergy Bank 1,275 3.5 → Stable
MBNA 17,549 3.2 → Stable
Royal Bank of Scotland 43,288 3.1 → Stable
Skipton Building Society 9,365 3.1 → Stable
NatWest 195,720 3.0 → Stable
Zempler Bank 3,064 3.0 → Stable
Tesco Bank 9,755 2.9 → Stable
HSBC 168,329 2.7 → Stable
Interactive Investor 5,319 2.7 → Stable
Leeds Building Society 5,353 2.6 → Stable
Newcastle Building Society 1,411 2.6 → Stable
Santander 258,774 2.6 → Stable
Bank of Scotland 163,910 2.5 → Stable
AJ Bell 5,068 2.5 → Stable
Lloyds 199,813 2.4 → Stable
Yorkshire Building Society 4,799 2.2 → Stable
Financial Administration Services 3,626 2.1 → Stable
Monzo 95,826 2.1 → Stable
Nationwide 141,863 2.0 → Stable
Paragon Bank 14,046 2.0 → Stable
Principality Building Society 2,152 2.0 → Stable
Vanguard 3,368 1.9 → Stable
Scottish Friendly 2,053 1.7 → Stable
Halifax 2,480 1.7 → Stable
Hargreaves Lansdown 13,820 1.7 → Stable
Trading 212 4,422 1.5 → Stable
Danske Bank UK 2,933 1.4 → Stable
Coventry Building Society 8,402 1.4 → Stable
Sainsbury's Bank 3,620 1.3 → Stable
Cofunds 1,537 1.3 → Stable
Argos Financial Services 7,712 1.3 → Stable
Interactive Brokers 2,275 1.2 → Stable
M&G Investments 1,567 1.2 → Stable
ClearBank 6,862 1.0 → Stable
JP Morgan 17,262 1.0 → Stable
Industry Average 8.1
Equiniti 5,701 0.6 → Stable
Forester Life 1,107 0.6 → Stable
People's Administration Services 5,462 0.4 → Stable
Cabot Financial 7,047 0.0 → Stable
Close Brothers 227,397 0.0 → Stable
Experian 10,695 0.0 → Stable
Family Investments 1,846 0.0 → Stable
FirstRand Bank 68,364 0.0 → Stable
Funding Circle 978 0.0 → Stable
Kroo 1,658 0.0 → Stable
Link Financial 2,416 0.0 → Stable
MotoNovo Finance 67,892 0.0 → Stable
Secure Trust Bank 22,530 0.0 → Stable
Very/Littlewoods 19,589 0.0 → Stable
Volkswagen Financial Services 270,871 0.0 → Stable
247 Money 4,141 0.0 → Stable
ACI UK 1,379 0.0 → Stable
ALD Automotive 6,923 0.0 → Stable
Arval 2,908 0.0 → Stable
Bamboo Loans 978 0.0 → Stable
BFSL 760 0.0 → Stable
Billing Finance 6,431 0.0 → Stable
Black Horse Finance 562,527 0.0 → Stable
CA Auto Finance 50,299 0.0 → Stable
Capquest 1,811 0.0 → Stable
Equifax 2,168 0.0 → Stable
Evergreen Finance 966 0.0 → Stable
Family Finance 2,759 0.0 → Stable
Ferrari Financial Services 1,237 0.0 → Stable
First Response Finance 44,333 0.0 → Stable
StepChange 1,106 0.0 → Stable
Frasers Group Financial Services 10,807 0.0 → Stable
Freemans Grattan Holdings 1,027 0.0 → Stable
Creditspring 2,336 0.0 → Stable
Go Car Credit 1,097 0.0 → Stable
Honda Financial Services 18,577 0.0 → Stable
Hyundai Finance 38,328 0.0 → Stable
Isuzu Finance 3,644 0.0 → Stable
JD Williams 3,906 0.0 → Stable
JAJA Finance 2,888 0.0 → Stable
Klarna 979 0.0 → Stable
Lantern 1,449 0.0 → Stable
Lendable 15,806 0.0 → Stable
Lex Autolease 8,077 0.0 → Stable
Loans 2 Go 4,531 0.0 → Stable
Lowell 5,307 0.0 → Stable
Madison CF 5,016 0.0 → Stable
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services 105,140 0.0 → Stable
MI Vehicle Finance 19,366 0.0 → Stable
Mitsubishi HC Capital 9,715 0.0 → Stable
Northern Ireland Bank 130,769 0.0 → Stable
NewDay 16,345 0.0 → Stable
Next Finance 12,695 0.0 → Stable
Oakbrook Finance 2,302 0.0 → Stable
Oodle Car Finance 33,826 0.0 → Stable
PRA Group 2,136 0.0 → Stable
Premium Credit 4,060 0.0 → Stable
Propel Finance 773 0.0 → Stable
Quidie 1,514 0.0 → Stable
RCI Finance 229,313 0.0 → Stable
Salary Finance 778 0.0 → Stable
Specialist Motor Finance 9,364 0.0 → Stable
Startline Motor Finance 40,155 0.0 → Stable
Stellantis Financial Services 600,919 0.0 → Stable
Suzuki Finance 25,214 0.0 → Stable
Toyota Financial Services 200,370 0.0 → Stable
TransUnion 2,022 0.0 → Stable
Volvo Car Financial Services 3,056 0.0 → Stable
Wescot 1,644 0.0 → Stable
Zilch 3,981 0.0 → Stable

Rankings are based on official UK regulator data. Complaint rates are calculated per 1,000 accounts. Read our full methodology →