Worst years for a Chevrolet S10
Owners have filed 7,335 complaints about the Chevrolet S10 with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 2018. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Chevrolet S10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2016 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2006 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2004 | B | 30 | 1 | 1 | 64,000 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 230 | 25 | 1 | 49,250 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 246 | 22 | 3 | 45,250 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | C | 405 | 21 | 8 | 59,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | D | 559 | 67 | 10 | 60,150 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 298 | 38 | 4 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | D | 742 | 76 | 9 | 70,500 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1997 | C | 574 | 72 | 9 | 82,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1996 | D | 875 | 136 | 14 | 79,500 | Brakes |
| 1995 | D | 1,151 | 217 | 17 | 125,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 1,225 | 142 | 12 | 75,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 276 | 40 | 12 | 131,300 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 221 | 27 | 8 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 253 | 19 | 11 | 132,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 34 | 5 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 55 | 3 | 4 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 43 | 3 | 6 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 44 | 1 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1986 | — | 32 | 4 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1984 | — | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1982 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet S10
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 S10
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet S10, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet S10 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 S10
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.