FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet C Series

Owners have filed 119 complaints about the Chevrolet C Series with NHTSA across model years 1968 to 2008. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Avoid

1996 Chevrolet C Series

14 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

1995 Chevrolet C Series

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet C Series 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2008 1 0 0 Airbags
2007 3 0 0 Electrical System
2002 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 2 0 0 Brakes
1999 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1998 B 19 1 0 51,900 Brakes
1997 C 39 1 0 54,164 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1996 C 14 1 3 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1995 B 12 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 2 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 B 13 0 1 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1992 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1991 1 1 0 Brakes
1990 1 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
1989 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1982 1 1 1 Fuel & Propulsion
1968 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Chevrolet C Series

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1997

Brakes 20 16.8%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 8.4%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 10 8.4%

Worst in 1997

Engine & Cooling 8 6.7%

Worst in 1993

Electrical System 6 5.0%

Worst in 1997

Steering 6 5.0%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 5 4.2%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 5 4.2%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 5 4.2%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 4 3.4%

Worst in 1998

Tires 4 3.4%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 3 2.5%

Worst in 1997

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 1.7%

Worst in 1993

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet C Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 9 Dec 2018

Compare the Chevrolet C Series

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.