Worst years for a Chevrolet Lumina
Owners have filed 4,007 complaints about the Chevrolet Lumina with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 2008. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Chevrolet Lumina670 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.
Every Chevrolet Lumina 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2001 | A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 58,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | A | 36 | 1 | 0 | 77,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 132 | 12 | 5 | 72,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 276 | 12 | 6 | 96,781 | Steering |
| 1997 | D | 438 | 45 | 11 | 82,968 | Steering |
| 1996 | D | 312 | 34 | 3 | 102,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 670 | 66 | 8 | 111,500 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1994 | B | 190 | 8 | 2 | 114,656 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 344 | 22 | 14 | 139,168 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 483 | 20 | 14 | 126,500 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 483 | 25 | 11 | 110,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 615 | 38 | 9 | 126,500 | Brakes |
| 1987 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Lumina
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Lumina
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Lumina, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Lumina problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Lumina
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.