Worst years for a Chevrolet Prizm
Owners have filed 195 complaints about the Chevrolet Prizm with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Chevrolet Prizm59 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Chevrolet Prizm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | B | 20 | 2 | 0 | 67,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 59 | 8 | 1 | 63,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 32 | 6 | 3 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 47 | 13 | 5 | 78,000 | Airbags |
| 1998 | D | 33 | 7 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1996 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1991 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Prizm
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Prizm
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Prizm, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Chevrolet Prizm
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.