FaultScore

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 3500

26 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2008 Chevrolet Express 3500

12 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.

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
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.

Fuel & Propulsion 24 14.7%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 21 12.9%

Worst in 2004

Tires 18 11.0%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 16 9.8%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 15 9.2%

Worst in 2003

Steering 12 7.4%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 10 6.1%

Worst in 2001

Seat Belts 9 5.5%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 7 4.3%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 3.7%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 5 3.1%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 4 2.5%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 3 1.8%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.8%

Worst in 2003

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Express 3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2005 peak 6 Mar 2026

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.