Worst years for a Chevrolet Astro
Owners have filed 3,757 complaints about the Chevrolet Astro with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2005. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Chevrolet Astro year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24,500 | Tires |
| 2004 | B | 17 | 1 | 2 | 103,500 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 82 | 3 | 6 | 66,500 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 97 | 12 | 3 | 58,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | B | 115 | 12 | 1 | 58,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 258 | 35 | 6 | 65,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 204 | 25 | 2 | 74,800 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 336 | 25 | 7 | 87,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1997 | D | 563 | 30 | 7 | 82,260 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1996 | C | 345 | 22 | 1 | 95,690 | Suspension |
| 1995 | D | 579 | 67 | 17 | 113,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 396 | 53 | 3 | 130,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 177 | 13 | 4 | 170,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 162 | 20 | 6 | 122,740 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 121 | 15 | 5 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 93 | 8 | 6 | 182,083 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 70 | 3 | 9 | — | Steering |
| 1988 | — | 69 | 0 | 8 | — | Steering |
| 1987 | — | 31 | 3 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1986 | — | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Astro
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Astro
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Astro, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Astro problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Astro
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.