Worst years for a Chevrolet Caprice
Owners have filed 912 complaints about the Chevrolet Caprice with NHTSA across model years 1977 to 2014. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
1994 Chevrolet Caprice185 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2014 Chevrolet Caprice14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Caprice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8,901 | Steering |
| 2013 | — | 9 | 0 | 2 | 44,519 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1997 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | B | 87 | 1 | 0 | 59,000 | Suspension |
| 1995 | C | 111 | 12 | 0 | 128,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | F | 185 | 17 | 11 | 92,800 | Electrical System |
| 1993 | C | 63 | 9 | 4 | — | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 133 | 26 | 1 | 110,000 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 170 | 30 | 3 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1989 | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 16 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 20 | 0 | 4 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1986 | — | 41 | 1 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1985 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 0 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1977 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Caprice
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 Caprice
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Caprice, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Caprice 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 Caprice
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.