Worst years for a Chevrolet Express
Owners have filed 856 complaints about the Chevrolet Express with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2024. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2011 Chevrolet Express18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Express 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | C | 18 | 1 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 2020 | C | 20 | 1 | 0 | 26,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9,941 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | C | 31 | 1 | 0 | 18,000 | Brakes |
| 2016 | C | 20 | 0 | 3 | 35,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24,865 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25,900 | Airbags |
| 2013 | D | 31 | 2 | 0 | 30,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | D | 20 | 4 | 0 | 38,500 | Brakes |
| 2011 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 98,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | C | 23 | 1 | 1 | 46,175 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 51,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 49,975 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 64,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 51,764 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 33 | 0 | 1 | 85,934 | Brakes |
| 2004 | C | 26 | 1 | 2 | 109,500 | Brakes |
| 2003 | F | 75 | 2 | 7 | 42,598 | Brakes |
| 2002 | D | 77 | 0 | 4 | 34,910 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 60 | 4 | 2 | 48,173 | Tires |
| 2000 | D | 103 | 2 | 1 | 54,960 | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 82 | 1 | 2 | 73,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 27 | 0 | 2 | — | Tires |
| 1997 | C | 35 | 3 | 0 | 80,750 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | C | 20 | 1 | 3 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Express
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2018
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Express
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Express, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Express 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 Express
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.