FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet G Series

Owners have filed 116 complaints about the Chevrolet G Series with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2000. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1993 Chevrolet G Series

27 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1994 Chevrolet G Series

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet G Series 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
2000 6 0 0 Brakes
1999 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1998 6 1 0 Brakes
1997 8 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1996 8 2 0 Brakes
1995 D 18 3 0 Brakes
1994 C 17 1 0 Brakes
1993 D 27 4 0 Brakes
1992 6 2 1 Engine & Cooling
1991 3 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1990 2 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1989 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1987 6 1 1 Seat Belts
1984 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Chevrolet G Series

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

Brakes 32 27.6%

Worst in 1993

Seat Belts 13 11.2%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 9.5%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 10 8.6%

Worst in 1995

Tires 7 6.0%

Worst in 1992

Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.2%

Worst in 1993

Electrical System 5 4.3%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 5 4.3%

Worst in 1992

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 4.3%

Worst in 1993

Suspension 4 3.4%

Worst in 1993

Other & Unspecified 4 3.4%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 3 2.6%

Worst in 1994

Seats 3 2.6%

Worst in 1995

Steering 2 1.7%

Worst in 1993

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet G Series

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 17 30.4%
Anchorage 6 10.7%
Automatic Transmission 6 10.7%
Gasoline 5 8.9%
Foundation Components 5 8.9%
Exterior 4 7.1%
Buckle Assembly 4 7.1%
Retractor 3 5.4%
Disc 3 5.4%
Frontal 3 5.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet G Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 11 Apr 2011

Compare the Chevrolet G Series

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