FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet C/K Pickups

Owners have filed 432 complaints about the Chevrolet C/K Pickups with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2002. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Avoid

1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups

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

Cleanest on record

1993 Chevrolet C/K Pickups

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet C/K Pickups 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
2002 B 14 1 0 57,017 Brakes
2001 C 28 4 0 40,825 Brakes
2000 C 40 5 0 90,734 Brakes
1999 D 43 6 1 67,000 Brakes
1998 D 88 1 1 68,750 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1997 C 85 1 0 72,218 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1996 B 24 1 0 94,561 Fuel & Propulsion
1995 C 23 1 2 150,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 C 60 0 2 105,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 A 12 0 0 60,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1992 7 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1991 7 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1990 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Chevrolet C/K Pickups

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

Worst in 1994

Brakes 104 24.1%

Worst in 1999

Steering 36 8.3%

Worst in 1997

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 22 5.1%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 21 4.9%

Worst in 1996

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 3.0%

Worst in 1997

Electrical System 11 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Tires 10 2.3%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 9 2.1%

Worst in 2000

Lights 9 2.1%

Worst in 1994

Suspension 8 1.9%

Worst in 1997

Seats 8 1.9%

Worst in 1995

Doors, Latches & Locks 8 1.9%

Worst in 1997

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet C/K Pickups

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

Motor 55 27.2%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 47 23.3%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 35 17.3%
Control Unit/Module 12 5.9%
Switch/Wiring 11 5.4%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 11 5.4%
Hinge AND Attachments 9 4.5%
Automatic Transmission 9 4.5%
Cooling System 7 3.5%
Tread/Belt 6 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet C/K Pickups, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1997 peak 19 Oct 2015

Chevrolet C/K Pickups 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 C/K Pickups

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