What is the worst year for a Chevrolet SSR?

The 2004 Chevrolet SSR has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 37 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the electrical system.

What is the best year for a Chevrolet SSR?

The 2003 Chevrolet SSR has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 11 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Chevrolet SSR?

Electrical System accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Chevrolet SSR.

Worst years for a Chevrolet SSR

Owners have filed 96 complaints about the Chevrolet SSR with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2006. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Chevrolet SSR

37 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2003 Chevrolet SSR

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet SSR 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.

11 37 40 8

03 04 05 06

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Median miles	Most reported
2006	—	8	46,200	Electrical System
2005	C	40	16,000	Doors, Latches & Locks
2004	C	37	16,000	Electrical System
2003	C	11	2,685	Body & Structure

What breaks on a Chevrolet SSR

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

Electrical System 22 22.9%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 21 21.9%

Worst in 2004

Doors, Latches & Locks 20 20.8%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 8 8.3%

Worst in 2004

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 5.2%

Worst in 2005

Fuel & Propulsion 4 4.2%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 3 3.1%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 3 3.1%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Seat Belts 2 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 2 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Lights 1 1.0%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.0%

Worst in 2005

Tires 1 1.0%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 2004 peak 10 Mar 2021

Compare the Chevrolet SSR

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

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