What is the most common complaint against Hanwha QCells USA Corp?

The most common issue consumers report about Hanwha QCells USA Corp is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Didn't receive notice of right to dispute". This is based on 13 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Hanwha QCells USA Corp increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Hanwha QCells USA Corp are rising. The company received 8 complaints in the last 12 months, indicating an upward trend in consumer issues.

What is Hanwha QCells USA Corp's reputation grade?

Hanwha QCells USA Corp has a reputation grade of C (score: 61.0/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Hanwha QCells USA Corp respond to consumer complaints?

Hanwha QCells USA Corp has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.

In how many states does Hanwha QCells USA Corp operate?

Hanwha QCells USA Corp has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 6 states, with the most complaints from California (3 complaints).

This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.

Hanwha QCells USA Corp - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 6 states, reputation grade C.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

5
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

4
Written notification about debt

2
False statements or representation

1
Communication tactics

1

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record hanwha-qcells-usa-corp Hanwha QCells USA Corp

Grade C · 13 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #2254 · compose #2236

VOL 13
GRADE C
12MO 8
STATES 6
TIMELY 100%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #2,254
COMPOSE #2,236

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: 3rd Generation, Inc. (13 complaints)

CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Hanwha QCells USA Corp's 13 CFPB complaints sit next to 3rd Generation, Inc. on the volume neighbourhood; peer NAMES stay, and disposition VALUES are this collector's. Grades compare collectors to each other - a complaint is a filing, not a proven violation. How to read a complaint count →

Filing geometry

California is the plurality state for Hanwha QCells USA Corp (23.1%)

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: California 23.1%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 6 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2023-05 10.0%; 8–15% band · 1 filings
Corpus ranks: #2,254 volume; #2,236 composite; Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 5,278 scored collectors

How does Hanwha QCells USA Corp compare to its peers?

How does Hanwha QCells USA Corp compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

Hanwha QCells USA Corp National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2023-05 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	5
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	4
Written notification about debt	2
False statements or representation	1
Communication tactics	1

Where do complaints against Hanwha QCells USA Corp come from?

Hanwha QCells USA Corp's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

California

3
Louisiana

3
Texas

3
Florida

2
Arizona

1
New York

1

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Hanwha QCells USA Corp: nearest all-time CFPB complaint volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among collectors with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Similar filing volume

Nearest collectors by total CFPB complaints. This record: 13.

4 peers

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Consumer Complaint Database, 1,139,236 debt collection complaints are represented in the current PlainCollector snapshot. See our methodology for how PlainCollector computes each company's reputation grade from this data.

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