FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

Owners have filed 642 complaints about the Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck with NHTSA across model years 1962 to 2003. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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

Cleanest on record

2000 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 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
2003 C 48 0 0 44,838 Electrical System
2002 B 45 1 0 50,544 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 C 32 2 0 54,750 Brakes
2000 A 23 1 0 Brakes
1999 B 39 1 0 70,000 Brakes
1998 C 37 3 0 116,000 Brakes
1997 C 53 4 0 65,000 Brakes
1996 C 81 6 0 160,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 D 80 4 0 170,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 C 53 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 C 15 1 1 Seats
1992 15 1 0 Tires
1991 14 1 1 Tires
1990 18 0 1 Body & Structure
1989 19 6 2 Tires
1988 27 0 3 Transmission & Drivetrain
1987 4 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1986 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1985 5 1 1 Engine & Cooling
1984 3 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1983 1 0 0 Body & Structure
1982 1 0 0 Seat Belts
1981 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1980 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
1979 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1978 3 0 0 Tires
1977 5 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1976 2 0 0 Tires
1974 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1972 2 0 0 Wheels
1962 4 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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

Brakes 120 18.7%

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1996

Tires 56 8.7%

Worst in 1999

Worst in 1995

Worst in 1996

Worst in 2003

Steering 42 6.5%

Worst in 1997

Worst in 1988

Seat Belts 30 4.7%

Worst in 1995

Seats 30 4.7%

Worst in 1995

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 2.8%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 15 2.3%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 12 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 36 18.2%
Automatic Transmission 29 14.6%
Tread/Belt 24 12.1%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 21 10.6%
Foundation Components 19 9.6%
Motor 15 7.6%
Tank Assembly 15 7.6%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 14 7.1%
Gasoline 13 6.6%
Anchorage 12 6.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 21 Sep 2014

Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 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 Chevrolet Truck

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