FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet G20

Owners have filed 355 complaints about the Chevrolet G20 with NHTSA across model years 1971 to 1999. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chevrolet G20

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

Cleanest on record

1994 Chevrolet G20

53 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet G20 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
1999 3 0 0 Brakes
1998 2 0 0 Electrical System
1997 7 0 0 Brakes
1996 9 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1995 D 114 16 2 93,633 Brakes
1994 C 53 10 0 Brakes
1993 D 68 14 2 Brakes
1992 29 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 5 0 1 Body & Structure
1990 18 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1989 7 0 2 Other & Unspecified
1988 11 0 4 Engine & Cooling
1987 10 0 1 Steering
1986 5 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1985 6 2 2 Engine & Cooling
1984 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1983 1 0 0 Suspension
1982 1 0 0 Seat Belts
1979 1 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion
1978 1 0 0 Brakes
1971 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Chevrolet G20

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

Brakes 113 31.8%

Worst in 1995

Worst in 1993

Seat Belts 25 7.0%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 24 6.8%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 23 6.5%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 22 6.2%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 15 4.2%

Worst in 1993

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 3.9%

Worst in 1993

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 3.7%

Worst in 1995

Tires 13 3.7%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 12 3.4%

Worst in 1995

Steering 10 2.8%

Worst in 1995

Seats 9 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Wheels 8 2.3%

Worst in 1993

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet G20

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 68 47.6%
Gasoline 15 10.5%
Door 9 6.3%
Foundation Components 8 5.6%
Anchorage 8 5.6%
Frontal 8 5.6%
Automatic Transmission 8 5.6%
Rotor 7 4.9%
Latch 6 4.2%
Ignition 6 4.2%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet G20, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 15 Aug 2022

Compare the Chevrolet G20

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