FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet C15

Owners have filed 270 complaints about the Chevrolet C15 with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 1996. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chevrolet C15

69 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

1996 Chevrolet C15

36 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet C15 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
1996 C 36 10 0 Brakes
1995 F 69 21 2 Airbags
1994 D 52 3 2 Brakes
1993 D 42 9 4 Brakes
1992 17 1 0 Seats
1991 13 4 1 Seat Belts
1990 9 2 0 Seat Belts
1989 13 0 2 Seat Belts
1988 9 0 0 Brakes
1987 2 0 1 Steering
1986 5 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1985 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1984 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Chevrolet C15

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

Brakes 60 22.2%

Worst in 1995

Seats 37 13.7%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 28 10.4%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 28 10.4%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 5.6%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 15 5.6%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 5.2%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 14 5.2%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 13 4.8%

Worst in 1986

Engine & Cooling 11 4.1%

Worst in 1994

Steering 9 3.3%

Worst in 1991

Suspension 8 3.0%

Worst in 1992

Body & Structure 7 2.6%

Worst in 1995

Lights 5 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet C15

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 28 21.4%
Frontal 27 20.6%
Recliner 17 13.0%
Foundation Components 13 9.9%
Buckle Assembly 11 8.4%
Retractor 8 6.1%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 8 6.1%
Automatic Transmission 8 6.1%
Steering Wheel/Handle BAR 6 4.6%
Anchorage 5 3.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet C15, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 25 Nov 2004

Compare the Chevrolet C15

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