FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet C3500

Owners have filed 206 complaints about the Chevrolet C3500 with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 1996. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chevrolet C3500

96 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1994 Chevrolet C3500

32 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet C3500 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 B 29 0 1 Brakes
1995 C 96 2 1 100,000 Brakes
1994 A 32 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 B 18 1 0 120,000 Brakes
1992 10 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1990 6 0 0 Brakes
1989 12 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Chevrolet C3500

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

Brakes 45 21.8%

Worst in 1995

Worst in 1995

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 22 10.7%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 18 8.7%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 17 8.3%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 14 6.8%

Worst in 1995

Tires 13 6.3%

Worst in 1995

Lights 6 2.9%

Worst in 1995

Steering 5 2.4%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 5 2.4%

Worst in 1995

Equipment & Accessories 3 1.5%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.0%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 2 1.0%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet C3500

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 18 21.7%
Motor 12 14.5%
Fuel Injection System 10 12.0%
Automatic Transmission 8 9.6%
Tread/Belt 6 7.2%
Pads 6 7.2%
Foundation Components 6 7.2%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 6 7.2%
Door 6 7.2%
Diesel 5 6.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet C3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 1996 peak 19 Mar 2022

Compare the Chevrolet C3500

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