FaultScore

Chevrolet Celebrity problems

Owners have filed 267 complaints about the Chevrolet Celebrity with NHTSA across model years 1982 to 1992. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Every Chevrolet Celebrity 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
1992 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1991 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1990 10 2 0 Brakes
1989 53 4 2 Brakes
1988 62 0 0 Steering
1987 59 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1986 38 5 2 Steering
1985 25 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1984 12 3 0 Steering
1983 3 0 2 Electrical System
1982 1 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Chevrolet Celebrity

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

Steering 45 16.9%

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 43 16.1%

Worst in 1987

Worst in 1988

Brakes 26 9.7%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 22 8.2%

Worst in 1988

Body & Structure 16 6.0%

Worst in 1987

Doors, Latches & Locks 15 5.6%

Worst in 1987

Tires 12 4.5%

Worst in 1989

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 4.1%

Worst in 1985

Fuel & Propulsion 9 3.4%

Worst in 1987

Suspension 8 3.0%

Worst in 1987

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 3.0%

Worst in 1986

Lights 6 2.2%

Worst in 1988

Seats 6 2.2%

Worst in 1986

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Celebrity

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

Rack AND Pinion 15 16.0%
Gasoline 14 14.9%
Engine 10 10.6%
Module 9 9.6%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 9 9.6%
Buckle Assembly 8 8.5%
Ignition 8 8.5%
Frame AND Members 8 8.5%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 7 7.4%
Retractor 6 6.4%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 20 Oct 2011

Compare the Chevrolet Celebrity

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