FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet K15

Owners have filed 155 complaints about the Chevrolet K15 with NHTSA across model years 1982 to 1996. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chevrolet K15

49 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

1994 Chevrolet K15

34 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet K15 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
1996 8 0 0 Brakes
1995 F 49 18 0 Airbags
1994 C 34 2 0 Seats
1993 C 18 5 0 Seats
1992 12 2 2 Brakes
1991 9 1 1 Brakes
1990 9 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1989 2 0 0 Electrical System
1988 11 1 3 Brakes
1986 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1982 2 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Chevrolet K15

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

Brakes 35 22.6%

Worst in 1995

Seats 28 18.1%

Worst in 1994

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 14.2%

Worst in 1990

Airbags 12 7.7%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 7.1%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 8 5.2%

Worst in 1994

Steering 8 5.2%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 6 3.9%

Worst in 1988

Seat Belts 6 3.9%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 4 2.6%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 2.6%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 3 1.9%

Worst in 1995

Lights 2 1.3%

Worst in 1992

Tires 2 1.3%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet K15

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 18 24.3%
Recliner 15 20.3%
Frontal 10 13.5%
Automatic Transmission 8 10.8%
Foundation Components 6 8.1%
Motor 4 5.4%
Ignition 4 5.4%
Seal 3 4.1%
Retractor 3 4.1%
Control ARM 3 4.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet K15, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 17 Dec 2003

Compare the Chevrolet K15

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