FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Chevy VAN

Owners have filed 116 complaints about the Chevrolet Chevy VAN with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2003. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1999 Chevrolet Chevy VAN

22 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2000 Chevrolet Chevy VAN

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Chevy VAN 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 10 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion
2001 D 16 2 0 58,661 Engine & Cooling
2000 C 10 1 0 Brakes
1999 F 22 5 4 95,349 Electrical System
1998 C 11 3 1 83,400 Brakes
1997 C 15 1 0 100,000 Engine & Cooling
1996 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1995 7 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 5 0 0 Brakes
1993 9 0 0 Seat Belts
1990 3 0 0 Lights
1989 1 0 0 Tires
1988 1 0 0 Tires
1987 2 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1985 1 0 0 Brakes
1984 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Chevrolet Chevy VAN

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

Brakes 18 15.5%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 16 13.8%

Worst in 1997

Electrical System 8 6.9%

Worst in 1999

Body & Structure 8 6.9%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 8 6.9%

Worst in 1997

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 6.9%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 7 6.0%

Worst in 2001

Seat Belts 7 6.0%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.3%

Worst in 1999

Steering 5 4.3%

Worst in 1999

Lights 5 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Tires 5 4.3%

Worst in 1999

Seats 4 3.4%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 3 2.6%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 1995 peak 6 Oct 2018

Compare the Chevrolet Chevy VAN

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