FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Lumina APV

Owners have filed 598 complaints about the Chevrolet Lumina APV with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 1999. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Chevrolet Lumina APV

128 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

1996 Chevrolet Lumina APV

40 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Lumina APV 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 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1998 2 1 0 Brakes
1997 1 1 1 Tires
1996 B 40 2 4 100,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1995 D 128 12 0 114,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 D 79 8 9 Seat Belts
1993 C 61 3 3 96,590 Seat Belts
1992 89 7 2 Brakes
1991 58 9 3 168,000 Body & Structure
1990 135 6 2 Body & Structure
1987 1 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Chevrolet Lumina APV

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

Body & Structure 81 13.5%

Worst in 1990

Brakes 77 12.9%

Worst in 1992

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 65 10.9%

Worst in 1992

Seats 52 8.7%

Worst in 1990

Worst in 1990

Worst in 1994

Worst in 1991

Steering 25 4.2%

Worst in 1990

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 3.5%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 20 3.3%

Worst in 1993

Tires 16 2.7%

Worst in 1990

Equipment & Accessories 15 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 12 2.0%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Lumina APV

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

Retractor 41 16.3%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 37 14.7%
Door 32 12.7%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 26 10.4%
Recliner 24 9.6%
Frame AND Members 21 8.4%
Latch 20 8.0%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 19 7.6%
Motor 16 6.4%
Engine 15 6.0%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 24 Nov 2010

Chevrolet Lumina APV 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 APV

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