FaultScore

Chevrolet K20 problems

Owners have filed 33 complaints about the Chevrolet K20 with NHTSA across model years 1974 to 1998. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Chevrolet K20 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.

74 80 82 85 87 88 91 93 94 95 96 97 98
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
1998 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1997 5 2 0 Brakes
1996 2 1 0 Brakes
1995 4 0 0 Electrical System
1994 4 0 0 Seat Belts
1993 5 0 0 Seats
1991 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1988 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
1987 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1985 1 0 0 Tires
1982 1 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1980 1 0 0 Steering
1974 2 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

What breaks on a Chevrolet K20

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

Brakes 5 15.2%

Worst in 1997

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 15.2%

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 4 12.1%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 9.1%

Worst in 1991

Fuel & Propulsion 3 9.1%

Worst in 1987

Seat Belts 3 9.1%

Worst in 1994

Seats 3 9.1%

Worst in 1993

Electrical System 2 6.1%

Worst in 1991

Steering 2 6.1%

Worst in 1995

Tires 1 3.0%

Worst in 1985

Equipment & Accessories 1 3.0%

Worst in 1974

Other & Unspecified 1 3.0%

Worst in 1988

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet K20, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 1995 peak 4 May 2010

Compare the Chevrolet K20

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