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 Pickups88 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.
Cleanest on record
1993 Chevrolet C/K Pickups12 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.
| 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 1998
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1994
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1997
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet C/K Pickups
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet C/K Pickups, by the month it reached NHTSA.
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.