Worst years for a Chevrolet Express 3500
Owners have filed 163 complaints about the Chevrolet Express 3500 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2024. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.
Avoid
2005 Chevrolet Express 350026 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.
Cleanest on record
2008 Chevrolet Express 350012 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Express 3500 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 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2021 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2019 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2013 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2009 | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 59,747 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | B | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66,500 | Tires |
| 2007 | D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 59,705 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8,000 | Steering |
| 2005 | F | 26 | 1 | 4 | 76,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2004 | C | 18 | 0 | 1 | 55,000 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 14 | 1 | 4 | 72,515 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 14 | 2 | 0 | 68,570 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1999 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1998 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1997 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Express 3500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Express 3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Chevrolet Express 3500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.